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  • Upgrade takes down AU IP regulator

    A technology upgrade will force the nation's intellectual property regulator to disable some aspects of its online services for four and a half days in late January.

  • New patent database exposes inventors' old ideas

    The Federal government and patent agency IP Australia have launched a new open, online database featuring almost 20 years' worth of the country's patent application records, in a bid to make it easier for inventors to check if someone else has already had their light bulb moment.

  • Make your IP bulletproof, businesses told

    The federal Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has announced an initiative to inform Australian SMEs on what to look out for when it comes to exporting their technology products overseas.

  • ComSuper seeks CIO

    Commonwealth Superannuation Administration (ComSuper) has started looking for a new chief information officer to lead its IT support operation.

  • Ecommerce-threatening patent caught at last minute

    A controversial patent claim that could force Australian businesses to pay millions in royalty fees to conduct business over the Internet has been caught at the final hour.

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  • The importance of IP in Australia

    With an increase in patent activity across the globe, we ask if businesses need to be concerned with their intellectual property.

  • Is the FOSS community divided?

    One Linux Australia past president thinks so. In other Linux.conf.au coverage, a leading IT lawyer claims that an expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community.

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