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Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as an ‘international’ or ‘worldwide’ patent, or ‘international trade mark’ that covers the whole planet in one application. A mechanism exists under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), whereby applicants can make international patent applications, however this merely simplifies [...]
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When the caveman first invented the wheel, he didn’t make a profit from it. The other cavemen probably thought he was a pretty neat guy, especially when they all started to copy it and their quality of life began to improve, but our Neanderthal ancestors didn’t have the complex financial marketplace and its opportunities that [...]
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When conducting business over international borders, one of the most important steps you can take is to protect your intellectual property. The Madrid Protocol covers more than 80 countries and was designed to help this process, but what is it and how can it support Australian exporters?
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Dr Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, yesterday addressed growing concerns about gene patents, speaking on The Law Report program on ABC Radio National. Gurry said WIPO was neutral on gene patents – the concept of owning and being able to commercialise genes – and that it was for each country [...]
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Conflict is challenging at the best of times but what happens when disputes cross international borders? Settling an international dispute starts with prevention but there are also non-adversarial cures for disagreements
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