Tag: Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia

Review launched into patents system for SMEs

A review has been launched into the accessibility of Australia’s patent system for SMEs following the controversial scrapping of the innovation patents scheme. Led by former Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys chair and emeritus professor Raoul Mortley, the review will investigate how the patents system...

Innovation patents are officially dead

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s controversial plan to abolish innovation patents has been approved by Parliament, in a move branded “very disappointing” and “ridiculous” by the nation’s peak IP body. Innovation patents...

Scrapping patents is a ‘death blow’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The scrapping of a fast-tracked patent scheme would be a “death blow for SME innovation” and the federal government’s justifications for the move are “absolute nonsense”, according to Australia’s...