Management Matters
News, opinions and advice on managing business systems and people.
Quicker, cheaper and easier patent protection
Innovation Patents were introduced in Australia in May 2001 in response to demand, largely from SMEs, for a type of intellectual property that would...
Licensing
Remuneration and the inventor
Whenever a party intends to commercially exploit technology invented by another party, the question arises as to the proper method of...
Legal: Talking term sheets
Venture capital financing is a complex transaction and involves significant commercial risks for all parties. Many founders simply sign the term sheet presented to...
Legal: Getting strategic with your intellectual assets
Intellectual asset management (IAM) is the catch cry of 21st century innovators. Innovation is no longer reactive to market forces; it is a proactive...
Legal: Spam – not in a can
The Spam Act became law on 12 December 2003 with a proviso that its penalty provisions would come into effect 120 days later -...
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...
Putting the IP in your IPO
In the rollercoaster ride of potentially lucrative, but often disappointing, technology IPOs and private equity investments, a well-managed intellectual property portfolio could be your...
Legal: Flipping up
Business people love to use jargon, but what exactly does it mean to do a "flip-up"? Not to be confused with "two-up", our national...
Legal: Structure for success
So the blood, sweat and tears of the last five years has finally paid off and you have developed the next big thing. You...
