intellectual property
Counterfeiting – a global problem
Counterfeiting is rife in Australia and many people who would consider themselves law-abiding are involved. We’re not talking counterfeit currency here, but the manufacturing, importation and sale of items infringing the intellectual property of others. The International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition estimates that the problem has grown over 10,000 percent in the past two decades, with counterfeit [...]
Intellectual property
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably already had that world-changing idea, but never acted on it. If your company is like most others, you’ve almost definitely developed a handful of business processes and technologies, but they now sit in the bottom draw of a filing cabinet gathering dust. Why is this so often the [...]
Patently Aggressive
Your IP is registered, but that’s no guarantee your livelihood is safe from harm. Without enforcement, those patent and trademark certificates aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on. Manipulating the IP system is a fine art, resulting in tactical stoushes between big players and small. Jodie O’Keeffe reports on a business world turning Patently Aggressive. [...]
Legal: Great brands – treat them right
So, you’ve selected a great brand and have started to build consumer awareness and loyalty in it. And, of course, you’ve done the right thing to protect your rights in the brand by registering it with IP Australia. Your work is finished. Right?
Handout mentality
I just don’t get the handout mentality. A friend of mine is doing his Doctorate. His research institution and the university will own any IP generated, and he is immensely grateful for the modest stipend that he is surviving on throughout this process.
Intellectual property
We love stories of simple ideas making millions: think Post-it Notes, Frisbee and eBay. Ideas need nourishment and protection as they move from R&D to the open market. Turning knowledge into profit is a serious business. Jodie O’Keeffe casts a critical eye on the trying journey from A-ha moment to market-ready Intellectual Property. A NOVEL [...]
Escrowing your intellectual property overseas
Offshore intellectual property transactions, generally, include an element of escrowing. Whether an intellectual property owner is involved in a licensing, franchise, reseller, distribution, partnership, joint venture, and/or collaborative development relationship, it is inevitable that the intellectual property owner will need to manage requests/contractual requirements to have their core intellectual property escrowed in a foreign country [...]
Intellectual capital – the hidden assets of your business
The past 20 years has seen increased recognition of the role that intangible assets play in contributing to a company’s value. This is demonstrated by the diminishing correlation between market value and net asset value. The gap or ‘hidden value’ resides in the intangible assets of the organisation, which, until recently, remained largely unidentified and [...]
Mervyn Jacobson: The alchemist
Mervyn Jacobson is the richest man in Eden. He is the Executive Chairman of Melbourne-based biotech company, Genetic Technologies (GTG), which controls patents on 95 percent of your DNA. Once considered ‘junk’, because it lacks genetic coding, this vast area of the genome is now known to contain markers indicating our susceptibility to some of life’s most devastating diseases. GTG is cashing in on everyone else’s myopia and many in the calculating world of science are fast discovering their moral outrage.
Exporting IP… trader beware
The US-Australia Free Trade agreement has got everyone talking. Like it or loathe it, smart companies are reading the fine print. They are doing their homework, exploring new ways to profit and adjusting their plans to suit. In the area of Intellectual Property (IP), systems are similar, but the rules do vary. Differing interpretations of [...]
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