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		<title>Protectionism maintained</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/11/12/protectionism-maintained/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Innovation has decided to ignore the Productivity Commission&#8217;s recommendations, and not to change the Australian regulatory regime for books introduced by the previous Labor government. In other words, publishers get to keep their territorial exclusivity for books, and the government thinks we should all get e-Readers instead (seriously, that&#8217;s practically in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kookaburra sits in the courtroom</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/07/31/kookaburra-sits-in-the-courtroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have already been a few articles about the Larrikin Music Publishing Pty Ltd v EMI Songs Australia Pty Limited case. 
The first thing to note is that the decision is just on a preliminary question. This is a procedural device used where it is likely to help save the court&#8217;s (and parties&#8217;) time and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing Generic Pharmaceuticals in Australia?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/04/30/manufacturing-generic-pharmaceuticals-in-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was interested, the other day, to see this Online Opinion article by Nick Gruen (Club Troppo) on Australia&#8217;s pharmaceutical industry and the idea of manufacturing generics for export. The basic point of in Nick&#8217;s post is that investment in the manufacture of generic biologics in Australia is being prevented by Australian patent law and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is interesting news: CSIRO wins settlement of wifi patent case in US</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/04/23/this-is-interesting-news-csiro-wins-settlement-of-wifi-patent-case-in-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/04/23/this-is-interesting-news-csiro-wins-settlement-of-wifi-patent-case-in-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SMH has the story here.
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		<title>IceTV &#8211; appeal allowed &#8211; open thread!</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/04/22/icetv-appeal-allowed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[more analysis later.
updated: judgment now available on AustLII.
Further update: commentary will have to wait until after my classes today. But please consider this an open thread for any discussion!
Further Further Update: Warwick Rothnie has some very interesting thoughts on the case here. He&#8217;s certainly right about one thing. There&#8217;s a heckuva lot of food for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another IP Reform Review!</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/03/30/another-ip-reform-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/03/30/another-ip-reform-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, today called for written submissions on proposed reforms to Australia&#8217;s intellectual property (IP) system.
A strong and efficient IP system is a cornerstone of successful innovation.
The proposed reforms are designed to help Australian innovators take their inventions to a global marketplace and encourage foreign investors to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade Mark Enforcement Review: weird criminal offences redux</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/02/23/trade-mark-enforcement-review-weird-criminal-offences-redux/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/02/23/trade-mark-enforcement-review-weird-criminal-offences-redux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IP Australia is reviewing the penalties (criminal offences) and additional damages in trade mark law. Actually, they&#8217;ve been reviewing this for a while: we had the ACIP Review, and then an Options Paper (pdf) published by IP Australia back in November; submissions on the Options Paper close this week.
Anyway, I was just reading through the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Constitution available for iPhone</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/01/08/australian-constitution-available-for-iphone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2009/01/08/australian-constitution-available-for-iphone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wanted a copy of the Australian Constitution when not at your desk? If so, you may be interested to hear that the full text of the Australian Constitution is now available for your iPhone (or iPod Touch). It&#8217;s a free application, available internationally through iTunes (please note that this link will work only if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not safe out there, especially on your own Facebook page</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2008/12/18/its-not-safe-out-there-especially-on-your-own-facebook-page/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2008/12/18/its-not-safe-out-there-especially-on-your-own-facebook-page/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is certainly a value to social networking websites. Some serve professional networking purposes (such as LinkedIn). And others, like Facebook, have proved to be an effective means of connecting with old friends (for me, including ones I&#8217;d lost touch with completely). 
It&#8217;s not news that we use these websites at our own peril. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Register and Protect your creative work &#8230; by an Official Copyright&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2008/12/02/register-and-protect-your-creative-work-by-an-official-copyright/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2008/12/02/register-and-protect-your-creative-work-by-an-official-copyright/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does this site strike anyone else as, well, just a bit dodgy? &#8220;International validity for a lifetime&#8221;???
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