16 January 2023FeaturesJurisdiction reportsNaomi Pearce, Kate Legge and Emily Dwyer

Patent law in Australia: 2022 in review

In Australia, 2022 was an exciting year in patent litigation, with key patent law developments relating to patent terms extensions, unjustified threats, experimental use exception, and AI. In this update we provide a summary of key 2022 Australian patent law “hot topics”, and highlight the same for 2023.

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