IP News to Peruse

Lower CHF Equivalent Madrid Fees Soon for Key Countries

From 12th April 2026, the amounts payable in Swiss Francs (CHF) will lower for International Registrations that designate or subsequently designate several key countries, and for renewals involving designations in those countries.

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High Court Rejects Patent Office Appeal in Aristocrat Case

The long running legal battle over software patents in Australia has reached a final conclusion.

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Order of Steps Crucial for Interpreting Functional Apparatus Claims

The recent Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) case Rothschild Connected Devices Innovations LLC v Coca-Cola Company 24-1253 considered whether the claim scope of an apparatus claim that contains steps is restricted to apparatus’s that are configured to perform its steps in the order in which they are written in the apparatus claim.

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EPO to be PCT ISA and IPEA Option in 2-Year Pilot Program Between IP Australia and EPO

IP Australia has advised that from 1st March 2026 applicants of PCT International Phase applications having IP Australia as the Receiving Office can select the European Patent Office (EPO) as the International Searching Authority (ISA) and the International Preliminary Examination Authority (IPEA).

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USPTO Expedited Patent Examination Changes – Give and Take

The USPTO has made a couple of announcements of interest to applicants seeking to expedite examination of their patent applications.

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