3 strategies for protecting your invention during the patent pending stage
Selling an invention after filing a patent application, does not unduly affect the patent application process.   Therefore, many patent applicants begin commercialising and selling their invention during the ‘patent...
Selling an invention after filing a patent application, does not unduly affect the patent application process.   Therefore, many patent...
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India Update: Indian Government introduces amended Patent Rules
The Indian Government’s Patent (Amendments) Rules 2016, came into effect on 16 May 2016. The intention of the amended Rules is to expedite patent prosecution before the Indian patent...
The Indian Government’s Patent (Amendments) Rules 2016, came into effect on 16 May 2016. The intention of the amended...
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ShooAway: Death to the Aussie Salute!
How a great idea takes shape The Aussie salute is an unwelcome ritual at any barbecue. There is nothing worse than standing around with a beer in one hand, and...
How a great idea takes shape The Aussie salute is an unwelcome ritual at any barbecue. There is nothing worse...
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“Brexit”: what would it mean for intellectual property?
What is Brexit? "Brexit" (which stands for British Exit) refers to the possibility that the UK may soon withdraw from (and thereby cease to be a member of) the European...
What is Brexit? "Brexit" (which stands for British Exit) refers to the possibility that the UK may soon withdraw from...
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Patent Protection in the Pacific
From time to time we are asked about how to protect a client’s invention in one of the Pacific island nations.  This is not always an easy thing to...
From time to time we are asked about how to protect a client’s invention in one of the Pacific...
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Clevacover – Mumpreneur success
“Mumpreneurs”, or mum entrepreneurs who have started their own business, are redefining the way many women work today. Fiona Hargrave, the inventor of Clevacover, is the mumpreneur template. Since inventing...
“Mumpreneurs”, or mum entrepreneurs who have started their own business, are redefining the way many women work today. Fiona Hargrave,...
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Limited time available to make submissions on recommended changes to the Australian IP System
The Australian Government’s Productivity Commission, an independent national agency which is responsible for reviewing and advising on macro-economic policy, this week released a draft of its report on ‘Intellectual...
The Australian Government’s Productivity Commission, an independent national agency which is responsible for reviewing and advising on macro-economic policy,...
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