The team at IIP has PhD-trained expertise in technologies relating to physical chemistry, process chemistry, nanomaterials, biomaterials, polymers, surface/interface chemistry, materials spectroscopy, and materials characterisation.
By understanding technology at a small scale, we can frame this into the big picture – IIP bridges the divide between big and small. Our deep technical understanding means we can quickly dive into the technical details and then frame specialist strategic and commercial advice to protect and commercialise your technology.
When looking to protect your invention, we don’t just look at protecting your IP. Instead, we look to protect all your intangible assets by utilising IIP’s IP services and Advisory services to ensure you achieve commercial success.
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 for the purpose of obtaining permission to use the material. The amendments facilitate the use of orphan works, while limiting the remedies available copyright owners who are later identified or located.
In Australia, a divisional application is a separate patent application filed based on an existing parent application. Filing a divisional application allows an applicant to pursue a new claim set directed towards subject matter disclosed in the parent application with those claims retaining the parent’s priority date…
With ADSTAR 2026 fast approaching, I prepare to join Australia’s leading defence innovators in Adelaide in early August…