Protect Your Design Genius

Tired of other people knocking you off and want to know what to do about it? IP Australia will be presenting on the importance of Trade Marks and Designs at the Fashion Group International Seminar in Sydney on the 4th of September. [more]

Intellectual Property Scorecard 2002-2006

The IP Scorecard uses data obtained from IP Australia, the US Patent and Trademark Office, and the European Patent Office, and reconciled to allow international comparisons to be made. [more]

Scrabulous Makers Sued by Hasbro

Trouble could loom for a Scrabble knockoff that has become one of the most popular activities on Facebook. [more]

Ted Baker Goes after Local Designers

Jag, Witchery and Target have been forced to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars to UK fashion house Ted Baker which took legal action over copyright infringements. [more]

Public Inquiry: What subject matter should be patentable?

The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) seeks expressions of interest from individuals and organisations to take part in a review of patentable subject matter. [more]

AusPat - Australia's New Patent Search System

AusPat, the new search system for Australian patents, is now in production and is the Australian Patent Office's official source of online data. [more]

Business Method Patents in Australia - Davies Collison Cave

The Australian Full Federal Court has recently clarified the extent to which business methods can be patented in Australia. A business method will be patentable provided it involves a physical effect in the sense of a concrete effect or phenomenon or manifestation... [more]

Patent Attorney Firms by State