Duncan
Bucknell

IP Strategist

Yuangshuo, China

There's nothing quite like the raw beauty of the Chinese countryside. This photo brings back wonderful memories of recent trips to China and the great contrast I always find with the cities.

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2010.02.17	Satisfying the Requirements for Industrial Applicability - England & Wales Court of Appeal Provides Guidance For Biotech Inventions
2010.01.08	European Harmony on Selection Patents
2009.07.21	Hot news misappropriation claim survives motion to dismiss Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2009 4(7):466-467; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpp077
2009.07.08	The world's most popular free patent search engines are...
2009.06.26	Make Patents, not War Branding Intellectual Property: The Next Step
2009.05.20	Thinking globally and strategically about intellectual property Generic Medicines Conference 19 May 2009, Sydney Australia
2009.05.01	Valuing patents - interesting discussion What do you think? From LinkedIn's 'Patent and Intellectual Property Practitioners' Group
2009.04.30	Medical Devices and IP Strategy Presentation to Medical Devices Law & Policy Conference in Sydney, Australia 29 April 2009
2008.10.16	Hong Kong is not the same as China How do the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong relate to each other regarding IPRs
2008.09.11	China's national IP strategy 2008 Feasible Commitments or road to nowhere paved with good intentions?
2008.07.30	IP Strategy, contracts and commercial relationship management IACCM presentation, 31 July 2008
2008.06.22	Click Time Keywords, sponsored links and IP infringements IP Review, issue 22
2008.06.05	How to prevent and act upon intellectual property rights infringements in China By Danny Friedmann
2008.05.20	Pharmaceutical polymorphs & patent strategy Presentation to GMiA conference, Sydney 21 May 2008
2008.04.18	Quality is the key to a bright patent future (Interview for IAM-Magazine Article) Copy of the article
2008.03.17	The wonderful world of patent drafting Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Oxford University Press, Vol 3, No.2, Feb 2008
2008.02.06	IP issues are business issues An interview with Jeremy Phillips Mondaq most popular article — February 2008
2007.12.03	Australia's highest court raises the patent invalidity bar Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2007; doi: 10.1093/jiplp/jpm199
2007.12.03	It's Getting Hotter - Climate Change & IP Strategy Mondaq most popular article — December 2007
2007.10.22	IP Strategy - more than meets the eye In Conversation with Deepak Somaya Mondaq most popular article — November 2007
2007.09.16	Pharmaceutical & Biotech Lifecycle Management (II) How does timing of 1st non-innovator patent affect the period of monopoly for a new drug? Mondaq most popular article — September 2007
2007.09.01	Experimental use and patent infringement in Europe A Review of Trevor Cook's recent Article and Book Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Oxford University Press, 31 August 2007
2007.08.20	Big Blue Proposes New Type Of Patent Right Published on ipFrontline
2007.08.07	Novartis' Glivec battle with India - patentability of pharmaceutical extension patents Update and brief strategy analysis
2007.08.05	Australia even more patent-friendly after High Court decision IAM-Magazine, August/September 2007, Issue 25
2007.07.17	Pharmaceutical & Biotech Lifecycle Management (I) Are generic's launching earlier than ever? Mondaq most popular article — July 2007
2007.06.22	A scholarly and analytical perspective on the Management of Intellectual Property Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Oxford University Press, 2007 2(6):419-420
2007.05.23	Australia's Highest Court just made it harder to invalidate patents Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 21 Published in IP Frontline
2007.05.01	More exceptions to simple rules in IP Strategy (US Supreme Court says no to Extraterritoriality) (Microsoft v AT&T (2007) US Supreme Court)
2007.05.01	In Global IP Disputes - Don't let your lawyers slavishly apply a legal test (KSR v Teleflex (2007) US Sup Crt) Mondaq most popular article — May 2007
2007.04.04	IP freedom to operate put simply with the 6Ts framework Phase 1 — preparing for and conducting the search
2007.02.08	Multi-country IP disputes in a single court - intriguing but unlikely for now Voda v Cordis (2007) CAFC 05-1238 (1 February 2007)
2006.12.28	In IP Strategy there’s an exception to every simple rule (Eli Lilly and Company v Zenith Goldline and ors (2006), CAFC 05-1396) Mondaq most popular article — January 2007
2006.12.20	Lipitor Australia - unusual grounds invalidate Enantiomer Patent (Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Company LLC(No 2) [2006] FCA 1787
2006.12.07	IP strategy and regulatory controls - you don't have to be sued to get (generic) exclusivity in the US (Zocor returns) (Ranbaxy v Michael O Leavitt, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 14 Nov. 2006) Mondaq most popular article — December 2006
2006.11.14	IP Due Diligence - put simply - with the 6 Ts framework Mondaq most popular article — Novermber 2006
2006.10.14	Improper claim dependency invalidates US Lipitor patent Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Oxford University Press, 2006, 1(12): 748
2006.10.05	Global Litigation Strategy and the art of war Intellectual Asset Management Magazine
2006.09.22	Landmark changes to Australian IP law: (Bolar, wilful infringement, and compulsory license for anti-competitive behaviour)
2006.09.05	BP's (green) colour mark revoked by Australian Full Court Woolworths Limited v BP plc [2006] FCAFC 132
2006.08.25	Hidden Rembrandts and nascent da Vinci’s - building value by creating and capturing IP
2006.08.16	US Court of Appeal invalidates Lipitor patent due to improper claim dependency (Pfizer Inc. v Ranbaxy Laboratories CAFC 06-1179 (2006))
2006.08.07	Global Brand Strategy & the Top 100 for 2006 (the ‘B.R.A.N.D.I.N.G.’ approach)
2006.07.26	Pharmaceutical taste trade marks - a bitter pill to swallow Strategic points from the US Appeals Board - In re N.V. Organon
2006.07.20	Business method patents — Australian Full Court clarifies patentability Grant v Commissioner of Patents [2006] FCAFC 120
2006.07.17	European intellectual property cat-and-mouse ECJ clarifies jurisdiction in patent disputes
2006.07.13	US product by process patents - Court of Appeal refuses en banc rehearing of SmithKline v Apotex
2006.07.10	The global Lipitor patent battle
2006.07.04	Value for money in global patent litigation relative cost & time to 1st judgment in 8 key jurisdictions
2006.06.23	Pharmaceutical IP Strategy in the US - Merck’s latest tactic for Zocor
2006.06.19	Fosamax once weekly patent invalid on appeal in Australian Full Federal Court
2006.06.14	Analysing IP - put simply Published in IP Frontline
2006.06.07	Canadian Supreme Court allows third party registration of famous mark (‘Barbie’) for dissimilar goods (a restaurant chain) Mattel, Inc. v. 3894207 Canada Inc., 2006 SCC 22 Published in IP Frontline
2006.06.07	Canadian Supreme Court holds ‘Cliquot’ for women’s clothing not likely to cause confusion with ‘Veuve Clicquot’ for luxury Champagne Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin v. Boutiques Cliquot Ltée, 2006 SCC 23 Published in IP Frontline
2006.06.02	Spanish Appellate Court applies Bolar while denying interim injunction in Finasteride decision Merck Sharp & Dohme DE Espana S.A. v Bexal Farmaceutica, S.A; Provincial High Court of Madrid (00089/2006)
2006.05.29	Zocor Generic Exclusivity dispute continues on appeal in the US
2006.05.22	Experts and skilled addressee come to the fore in UK Patents Court Eloxatin decision Mayne Pharma v Debiopharm SA & Sanofi-Synthélabo [2006] EWHC 1123 (Pat)
2006.05.17	European Court of Justice rules SPCs not available for certain combination products
2006.05.16	US Supreme Court reinforces permanent injunction principles in eBay v MercExchange eBay Inc. et al v MercExchange, L.L.C. 547 US_(2006)
2006.05.10	More strategic options for IP owners in the Netherlands
2006.05.08	UK Non-infringement Declarations — an unusual approach
2006.05.05	Australian Federal Court codifies Mareva (‘Freezing’) and Anton Piller (‘Search’) Orders
2006.05.01	Cadbury does not own the colour purple (in Australia, at least) Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd (No 4) [2006] FCA 446 (27 April 2006) Published in IP Frontline
2006.04.27	Strategic responses to patent trolls
2006.04.26	Commercialization options for technology entrepreneurs - the impact of IP Strategy
2006.04.25	Rambus Wins US$307million in latest round of DRAM patent dispute
2006.04.20	Japanese Grand Panel holds refilled ink cartridges infringed Canon’s patent (Canon Inc. v Recycle Assist Co., Ltd (31 January 2006) IP High Court, Grand Panel)
2006.04.13	US CAFC upholds Aventis Lovenox (enoxaparin) patent enforceability (Aventis Pharma SA v Amphastar Pharmaceuticals [2006] CAFC - 10 April 2006)
2006.04.11	Broad claim scope invalidates UK Nicorandil formulation patent despite ‘powerful arguments’ to the contrary Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Oxford University Press, 2006, Volume 1, Number 8, p 502
2006.03.30	Spring-boarding to catch up with the rest of the world:
2006.03.10	Australian Full Court reinforces test for obviousness prior art
2006.02.24	CAFC creates another invalidity risk for US process patents
2005.11.02	Australian patent litigation strategy
2003.08.01	No automatic defence for nonprofit experimental research