Australian patent filings led by gambling and drinks companies


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Gambling and alcohol giants beat out Australia’s national science agency and universities in patent and trademark filings last year, as local filings fell and the nation remained overwhelmingly a “net importer” of technology.

Experts say the latest drop in local patent filings is due to a correction from record levels driven by COVID-19 and a law change last year. But a persistent reliance on foreign technological innovation has again drawn …

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