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The Committee of AIPPI is pleased to announce the winner of this year's AIPPI Prize, Chris Carter of Davies Collison Cave.

Chris' entry is available for download - Business Method Patents In Australia After Grant v Commissioner of Patents: 'Physical Effect' - New Law or Clarified Law?

Chris' prize is a return trip to the AIPPI Congress in Gothenberg in October.

Read on for details of the other entries received.

The Australian group has submitted its reports to the international bureau of AIPPI on the questions to be dealt with at the Gothenburg Congress in October 2006.

The reports are available in pdf format:

Q189 - Amendment of patent claims after grant

Q190 - Contracts regarding IP rights and third parties

Q191 - Relationship between trademarks and geographical indications

Q192 - Acquiescence to infringement of IP rights