Mark Summerfield
Posts by Mark Summerfield
Will Australia’s Listed Firms Save the IP Profession from Stagnation?
My fellow Australian patent attorney Andy Mukherji recently asked the question on this site: Are Australia’s listed IP firms doomed to fail? Doubtless the hyperbole was …
McDonald’s Australian Rebrand: “Macca’s”, a Local Slang Name
But this article is less concerned with actual imperialism, and more with cultural imperialism –particularly the “invasion” of this country by that once all-American, but now global, …
Apple’s ‘Innovative’ Australian Patent Strategy
As readers will no doubt be aware, Australia is one of the jurisdictions in which Apple is currently pursuing litigation against its Android-based smartphone and tablet competitors. …
Intellectual Property from the Land Down Under, 2010 Part 2
The gene patents issue had been simmering in Australia for some time, with a Senate Enquiry into the subject having been underway for over a year, but …
Intellectual Property from the Land Down Under, 2010 Part 1
While 2010 was quite an eventful year for IP in Australia and New Zealand, this still does not equate to dozens of potential stories to pick from, given …