Canva overtakes CSIRO for number of patent applications


Australia’s most valuable tech unicorn surpassed the national science agency as the country’s second most active patent applicant for the first time last year, new data reveals. The number one spot on the patent filing list was again taken by gambling giant Aristocrat.

Annual patents and trade marks data released by IP Australia last week shows software design startup Canva made 44 applications in 2024, compared with the CSIRO’s 37 …

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