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The Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) was amended in April 2026 to introduce Australia’s first orphan works scheme. An ‘orphan work’ is copyright material for which the owner cannot be identified or located
Proposed changes to the CGT regime and the R&D Tax Incentive have prompted a public debate about whether Australia’s...
A long-running dispute between UON Pty Ltd and former employee Mr Gabriel Hoascar has taken another step, and it’s...
Investment in intangible assets, such as data, software, brands, and other intellectual property-backed assets, grew at three times the pace of investments in physical assets, like factories and machinery in 2024.
In an AI-driven world, relying solely on patents for intellectual property (IP) protection is no longer sufficient. In the article co-authored by Matthew Yeates and Dr Stefan Paterson...
Like with all patent systems around the world, patent claims define the monopoly conferred by a granted patent in its specific jurisdiction. The scope of...