Posts Tagged: IP Australia
How to Trademark Hashtags in Australia
A hashtag is a useful way to promote your brand on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. When the name of a brand, a …
Feeling Conflicted: Australian Patent Attorney Firms Under Scrutiny
As previously reported on this blog, in the last two years several large Australian patent attorney firms (having a combined market share of close to 70% in Australia) …
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 …
Hop on the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) via Australia
IP Australia actually has built into its quota system a driver for completing prosecution of open cases before taking up new cases. Therefore, there is a rule …
After Searching: Patent Filing Options and PCT ISAs
According to WIPO data, USPTO, EPO and KIPO are major ISAs for U.S. applicants; about 94% of intentional searches have been done by these three patent offices. …
Australia and WIPO Sign Agreement in Favor of Least-Developed and Developing Countries
Australia and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today signed an agreement detailing how an AUD$2 million Australian contribution would assist least-developed and developing countries improve their …
