Tag: IP

R&D tax: Focus on keeping our IP in Aus

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s planned changes to the research and development tax incentive are “unsalvageable”, and more is needed to be done instead to ensure that IP developed in Australia remains...

Review launched into patents system for SMEs

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

Court ruling adds to IP uncertainty

Posted on   |  by Andrew Colley
Tech innovators will continue to face legal uncertainty when claiming intellectual property rights over their endeavors after the Federal Court handed down a long-awaited ruling concerning the patentability computer-implemented...

Francis Gurry on IP wealth creation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The ‘innovation literacy’ of Australia’s political and business leadership might have improved significantly in the past two years, it is still well short of the countries that lead the...

New SME tools from IP Australia

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Intellectual Property (IP) is one of the key battlegrounds of the information age. IP issues are important as never before as business processes evolve. The key differentiator between many...

Regime change needed for IP laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s Intellectual Property regime has lost sight of its users and in need of significant rebalancing, with the current system now tipped too far in favour of vocal rights-holders...

IP issues loom in ChAFTA upside

Posted on   |  by James Riley
While Australia’s newly-appointed Special Envoy for Trade is singing the upside of ChAFTA for local services firms, he concedes IP issues remain a tricky issue for tech. But Andrew...