Monetizing your intangible assets
As the holder of intellectual property (IP) rights, it is crucial that you are fully aware of new opportunities to monetize your IP. In my last article [IPFS] I described the exciting ...
Blockchain Patent Applications On The Rise
Hot off the press is a listing of PCT patent applications identified using the keyword “blockchain” below. Looking through the listing, the most obvious point is that almost all of ...
Monetizing of Intangible Assets
We all wish to make money from our assets. This can be from our tangible assets or our intangible assets Monetising of intangible assets A company’s intangible assets can take many forms. Most ...
Last chance saloon countries for filing national phase patent applications
The patent system allows for the filing of a provisional patent application in your home country. During the 12 months following this provisional filing you also have the right to file complete ...
Toyota’s Flying Car Patent
A recently published patent application filed by Toyota in December, 2014 reveals a shape-morphing fuselage for an ‘aero car’. It’s not that far flung Few would have predicted ...
Did Apple really lose the iPhone trademark battle with a Chinese handbag maker?
iPhone v IPHONE Reports have filtered through from China that Apple have lost control of the trademark ‘iPhone’, because a Chinese company has successfully: obtained a Chinese trademark ...
Innovators: what does the 2016 Budget mean for you?
Innovation is critical to Australia’s growth and standard of living. Supporting innovative firms to seize new opportunities will create competition, access to new markets and employment ...
World IP Day – April 26, 2016 – Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined
World IP Day is celebrated around the world, to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property in encouraging innovation and creativity. History of World Intellectual Property Day The ...
Formality Objections in IP applications
When you file an application for national or international protection of your intellectual property (IP) through a patent, design registration or trade mark registration, your application will go ...
