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Govt to step in on patent problems

Crown use of patents will be invoked by the federal government where it is necessary to allow local manufacturers to rapidly ramp up the production of essential medical equipment,...

Scrapping patents is a ‘death blow’

26 September 2019 | 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...

A shocking punt on patent filings

19 April 2018 | 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...

Govt quietly flags IP changes

29 August 2017 | by Stuart Kennedy

The Turnbull government quietly slipped out its response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into intellectual property arrangements last Friday afternoon, supporting a recommendation to wipe out second level IP...

Blockchain patents – the new black

27 September 2016 | by Chris Baxter

What’s the big story in software patent applications in 2016? Does it by any chance involve a tamper-proof, virtual decentralised verification ledger? In other words, does it use blockchain?...

Software patents a tricky business

2 June 2016 | by James Riley

A controversial High Court decision not to allow a patent applicant to appeal an adverse finding in the Full Federal Court has caused an outbreak of the crankies in...

Innovation Index: what a crock

28 July 2015 | by James Riley

In releasing its strategy document Australia’s Innovation Catalyst the CSIRO has described the document as “its masterplan to improve Australia’s record in innovation and help the country respond to...