Duncan Bucknell
Strategic Intellectual Property
The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on targeted measures to modernise the EU copyright framework, with generative AI at the centre. It is asking, in plain terms, how...
How quickly a patent can lose its strategic value when the underlying disclosure isn’t built to withstand real‑world scrutiny. In the Federal Court’s decision in Orikan v VMS (No 2), Orikan’s...
The latest Federal Budget reshapes the operating environment for IP‑intensive businesses in ways that go well beyond tax. Refundable R&D offsets for younger firms, the removal of supporting R&D categories, and...
Last week a US federal judge delaying final approval of Anthropic’s proposed US$1.5B copyright settlement with authors and publishers over alleged use of pirated books in training its Claude models. The...
The Federal Court’s decision in Deakin University v Macreadie (Final Orders) [2026] FCA 583 is a sharp reminder that IP strategy is not just about protecting assets — it’s about shaping...
European Patents – do applicants have to amend the description to match the allowed claims? Finally there is a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (G1/25) to sort out this...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting many facets of intellectual property law and practice. We have to keep in mind both the challenges AI presents and the opportunities it creates for innovators...
Excellence – it’s a big call to make. It takes a lot of work. How much time do you spend pursuing excellence in your IP Strategy? How do you know? Here’s...
How to make good IP decisions when there’s no time to spare, in a complex and rapidly evolving world? Can you balance multiple perspectives and factors in the heart of the...
At what point in the future will you be able to challenge a competitors patents for lack of inventorship because they were AI generated not human generated? Is it still protected...
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