Steve DaveyDec 10, 201913 minIs software patentable in Australia?The short answer is that the Australian Patents Office will grant patents for software that has a technical purpose which is connected...
Steve DaveyMar 9, 20195 minIs the Australian Innovation Patent the same as the Chinese Utility Model Patent?Both Australia and China have two grades of patents. The top grade is harder to obtain than the lower grade, but the top grade lasts...
Steve DaveyFeb 20, 20192 minAre perpetual motion machines patentable?The short answer is 'no'. Perpetual motion machines allegedly produce endless motion without any external source of energy. However, all...
Steve DaveyFeb 10, 20192 minWhat is a divisional patent application?A patent can only claim one invention. Sometimes during the course of examination, an Examiner identifies more than one invention in the...