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The End of Innovation Patents in Australia
Australia’s second-tier patent, known as the “innovation patent”, is being phased out. With a few exceptions, the final date to file an...
Jul 13, 2021
Australia Introduces Patent Box Tax Incentive
The Australian Government’s Budget 2021-2022 introduces a special tax rate (a “Patent Box”) for income derived from Australian patents in...
May 17, 2021
Patents for COVID vaccines – good idea or bad idea?
The growing debate on whether intellectual property rights relating to COVID vaccine technologies should be waived is shining a torch on...
May 17, 2021
New study shows the economic benefits of protecting IP
A European study released last month highlights the economic benefits to companies of protecting their intellectual property rights. The...
Mar 9, 2021
First IPONZ decision discussing patentability of computer programs released
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH [1] is the first decision from the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) on the...
Jan 26, 2021
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