Asian Territories Join Global Trade Mark System
Thailand and Indonesia have recently joined the Madrid Protocol system. The addition of these two new countries will mean that there are now 100 members of the Madrid Protocol, covering 116 ...
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Ambush Marketers Warned Away from 2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games is being held in April on Australia’s Gold Coast. During the build up to the Games, the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC – the Games’ ...
Can AI be an inventor listed in a patent?
There is a debate raging about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will be affecting the world in the future. In particular, there is discussion about who, or what, should be named as the ...
What you need to know about Chinese Trade Mark before entering the Chinese market
First to file system The Chinese trade mark system is a “first to file” system. As such, whoever files a trade mark first in China has rights to the trade mark. As Chinese trade mark applications ...
Australia’s looming patent crisis
Takeaways Australian stock valuations are probably depressed by low patent activity. Australian companies hold no defensive patent portfolios to assert in defence against corporate behemoths ...
Event: In-House Patent Engineer Training Workshop
Are you an in-house patent engineer or IP liaison officer – or are you looking to become one? Build on your corporate IP strategy and patent skills during this short workshop series with ...
Post-industrial economies invest in intangibles to protect competitive advantage
Takeaways Australians have a recurring annual intellectual property (IP) deficit of $3.25 billion. Australians patent at a very low rate both locally and globally. As it stands, Australians are ...
How to patent a seemingly unpatentable software invention
Three takeaways Creativity and diligence are key in writing patent applications to overcome the subject matter eligibility hurdle in software inventions. First determine if the invention could be ...
Dr John Baxter receives an Honorary Fellowship Award
On 20 November 2017 our Dr John Baxter (Commercial Counsel, Baxter IP) was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in Engineers Australia, Australia’s peak engineering body, for his service to the ...
