Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick is proud to sponsor the 8th Annual Australasian Cleantech Forum. Additionally, as an associated sponsor, we are pleased to offer discount registrations to this important event. The Australasian Cleantech Forum is the largest cleantech investment conference in the southern hemisphere, bringing together clean tech companies, investors and energy users to …
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Please note: Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick will be closed from Monday 26 December 2011 to Monday 2 January 2012 (inclusive) due to a series of public holidays in Australia. The offices will open for business as usual from Tuesday 3 January 2012. IP Australia, the Australian Patent, Trade marks and Designs office, will also …
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Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick Trainee Patent Attorney David Simmons has been appointed to the National Asthma Council of Australia as a member of the Product Advisory Panel (PAP). The PAP performs a critical function in professionally and dispassionately assessing applications from existing and prospective partners for the potential admission of new products and services to …
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Professor Langridge, CEO of POF Client the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG), was presented the award at the gala dinner on November 3rd by the Science and Information Economy Minister, the Hon. Tom Kenyon. Tom Kenyon said the awards celebrated the successes of the state's scientists. "Professor Langridge is the chief executive …
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The Priority Industry Capability (PIC) Innovation Program is an Australian Government initiative that will invest up to $45 million in grants into Australia’s defence industry over the next 8 years. Companies working in the Australian defence sector can apply for grants of up to $4 million per project, to help fund new and innovative projects …
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A number or new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) are becoming available. One of these domains is the .xxx domain, intended for use by the adult entertainment industry. It is currently possible to apply to block registration of specific registered trade marks in conjunction with the .xxx domain. This “sunrise period” expires on 28 October …
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On the 29 September 2011, Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Brendan O’Connor, announced Anita Brown as committee member of the new Information Advisory committee. The IAC is a new Committee that was created as part the Government’s freedom of information reforms and enactment of the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010. Members of the committee …
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David Carmichael has been elected to the class of Distinguished Fellow of The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia. David has been at the forefront of training and educating IP practitioners both in Australia and overseas in one form or another for over 40 years. His willingness to impart valuable knowledge in …
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Patent attorneys may assist in supporting an application for R&D tax credits. The Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010 was passed on 24 August 2011 and will give effect to the new R&D Tax Credit program. This replaces the existing R&D Tax Concession program. The new Tax Credit program retrospectively applies …
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Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick is proud to be a partner of the 2011 Australian Clean Technologies Ideas Competition. The competition is designed to promote and reward innovation in the cleantech sector. The Australian competition is linked to the international Cleantech Open Global Ideas Competition and will showcase clean technologies with economic and …
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