The abolition of the Australian innovation patent will likely be confirmed in late 2019. The Australian innovation patent is an 8 year patent intended to protect lower level inventions that do not qualify for 20 year patents. There have long been criticisms that innovation patents are too easy to get and can validly cover too […]
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AIPPI 2019 in London – Come ride with me!
13 September – Countryside Cruise All day ride – Friday (Two days before AIPPI 2019) This will be a fun day to see the countryside rather than just crank out kilometers. The route is still to be confirmed and suggestions are welcome. The current plan is: the Deer Park – Richmond Park loop; meeting […]
Costs plummet to get a trade mark in Canada and Brazil
CANADA Costs to get a trade mark in Canada recently plummeted. We also expect the time taken to registration of a trade mark in Canada for Australian early stage exporters to fall. New laws changed the requirements for registration, and also permit trade mark registration via the same system used to apply for protection in […]
National phase translation requirements to be simplified & clarified
On 25 September 2019 amendments to Australia’s patent regulations will take effect to simplify and clarify the requirements for translations when entering the national phase in Australia. At present, if an international patent (PCT) application is not in English, a verified translation of the specification must be filed by the 31-month deadline. The current regulations are […]
Be.Bendigo Invention + Innovation Awards – Prizes and Deadlines
Ben Mott, patent attorney and mechanical engineer, is again judging the Be.Bendigo Invention + Innovation Awards. Wadeson is proud to be a Partner of the Bendigo Invention + Innovation Festival 2019. Entries are now open and close on Monday, 15 July 2019, and the panel of judges will give feedback on all applications. Shortlisted entries […]
Patent attorney judging at the Bendigo Invention + Innovation Festival 2019
We are proud supporters of Bendigo and are pleased to be part the Bendigo Invention + Innovation Festival 2019 (BIIF). Bendigo is Victoria’s fourth largest city and boasts a thriving manufacturing sector including key players in mining & industrial casting, rubber manufacturing and military vehicles. The BIIF is an initiative of Bendigo’s peak industry body, […]
Wadeson turns 10!
Many thanks to our wonderful clients and business partners Many thanks to our wonderful clients and business partners for supporting us over the past 10 years. Wadeson started with one woman and a vision of a vibrant, modern attorney firm providing inspired advice and outstanding service. From one woman and a vision in […]
Meet with us at INTA Boston!
I would be very pleased to meet you at the 141st INTA Annual Meeting in Boston, 18 to 22 May 2019. If you are attending, kindly send us an email with times you may be available for a discussion. I am staying at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf, near the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) and […]
Patent attorney takes another swing for charity
We are again proud supporters of the City of Greater Dandenong’s ‘Take a Swing for Charity‘ golf day. Every year the City of Greater Dandenong, through its business networking unit South East Business Networks (SEBN), and together with key corporate sponsors, holds an annual afternoon of golf followed by dinner and a charity auction to raise […]
Innovation into Profit: Dandenong Seminar
Another great success at this year’s first Innovation Into Profit seminar, held at the City of Greater Dandenong council chambers. Patent attorney Ben Mott spoke about patents, along with Mal Clark – @AMTIL (The Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited), Dr. Kevin Thomson – CSIRO, Ron Mack – AusIndustry, Belinda Sigismundi – Macpherson Kelley, and Dr […]