Tag: IP Australia

IP Australia pays Deloitte $1.4m to dump govCMS

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
IP Australia is abandoning the government’s own website content management system in favour of a private provider and will pay global consultancy Deloitte $1.4 million to deliver it over...

AI recognised as inventor in landmark case

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An Australian Court has ruled that a machine can be named as the inventor of a patent. The world-first decision answers a key legal question being tested in several...

Gov’t to abolish innovation patents

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s plan to abolish the innovation patent system shows a “disturbing lack of understanding” of the business world and may stifle innovation, according to Centre Alliance senator...

Govt to abolish innovation patents

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s plan to abolish the innovation patent system shows a “disturbing lack of understanding” of the business world and may stifle innovation, according to Centre Alliance senator...

A shocking punt on patent filings

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s number one generator of intellectual property by patent applications in 2017 was poker machine king Aristocrat Technologies. The gambling technology outfit’s quest to find fresh ways to relieve...

Unearthing public sector research

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Australia’s 40 universities are hotbeds of innovation. They are constantly generating good ideas, based on new research activity across a broad range of disciplines. Government research agencies also generate...

SMEs the engine room for growth

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Small businesses and startups need to lift their awareness of intellectual property issues and lock down IP early to protect their grey matter assets, according to the IP Australia....