In our last article, we looked at IP and Privacy considerations for apps developers in Australia. Another important area for apps developers relates to Australia’s strong consumer protection regime, which is administered by the Australian Competition and…
While we at ipnexus.com are fans, the jury appears to be out on Google’s new Patent Purchase Promotion. If you are not familiar with this particular Google project, in a nutshell, Google is offering to…
Recently ranked the best G20 country for cross-border trade using the Internet on the basis of a combination of factors including a high smartphone penetration rate and Internet affordability, Australia can be an attractive market…
Stanford Law School has kindly provided us with a special IP Nexus offer for their summer program for international lawyers ‘Understanding US Intellectual Property Law ‘ to be held August 3-7, 2015. With particular focus on…
Have you got 90 seconds to spare? See our fun, new IP Nexus explainer video. IP Nexus makes finding expert advice and services easier and more accessible for startups, inventors, small businesses, researchers and…
Smart trash made headlines a couple of years ago when Minoru Kurata, an engineer at a Japanese auto maker, won an award for his Smart Trash Can that detects the direction of the trash, moving by…
IP Nexus has been featured in Hong Kong business magazine’s print issue as one of Hong Kong’s 20 hottest startups to watch out for in 2015. This is the fourth consecutive year that Hong Kong Business…
In a recent decision, the British government has dealt a blow to the IP rights of tobacco companies, requiring all cigarettes to be sold in plain packages regardless of brand. This duplicates a law and…
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) concluded a conference last month on copyrights, which addressed a number of current topics in international intellectual property rights. Some of the areas discussed included access to copyrighted works…
The United Kingdom recently announced a proposed ” Google tax ” on multinational companies like Google and Amazon, which have a large market share and generate substantial profits from intangible assets in the country. Despite…