The Carbon XPRIZE and CSIRO: CO2 mitigation technology in Australia and beyond.

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The NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE seeks to incentivise development of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies that convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful products while mitigating climate change. Ten finalists (carbon.xprize.org/teams) were selected to compete for a USD$20 million pot, by demonstrating their technologies at pilot scale using power station flue gas as the CO2 …
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Federal Court smashes Bohemia Crystal monopoly

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Crystal from Bohemia has a long history of recognition for its high quality of craftsmanship and innovative designs. Chances are you’ve probably noticed it gathering dust on your grandma’s mantelpiece. However, in Australia, it has been involved in a trade mark tussle resulting in the marks BOHEMIA and BOHEMIA CRYSTAL being struck off the Register. …
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POF once again ranked tier 1 for patent prosecution in IAM Patent 1000

We are delighted to once again announce that POF has been recognised as a tier 1 patent prosecution firm in this year’s IAM Patent 1000. Following the extensive five month research process carried out by IAM, POF was delivered high praise for “taking the time to understand the big picture” and for building “an excellent …
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Could Robin Hood get a trade mark registration?

Did you know that trade mark applications can be opposed on the ground that the application was made in “bad faith”?  This is a vague sort of concept, with the test being that the decision to apply for the mark “would be regarded as in bad faith by persons adopting proper standards” – but you …
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Spotlight On: Most exciting invention protected

Click here to view ‘Women in Innovation’ online With World IP Day being celebrated last week, we asked POF client CSIRO, and two IP firms in the US and UK, what was the most exciting invention they have protected. Here is what they had to say:   “A 3D printing machine which used ultrasound images …
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Spotlight On: Choosing a career path in IP

Click here to view ‘Women in Innovation’ online In recognition of World IP Day last week, we asked some of our clients and international IP firms what led them to choose a career path in IP. Here is what they had to say:   “I had spent nearly 20 years doing research, the latter part …
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US company fined AUD3 million for breach of Australian Consumer Law

The Full Court of the Federal Court has rejected the appeal by US company Valve Corporation against a decision to fine it AUD3 million for misrepresentations in its online Service Agreement which contained a no refund policy and no guarantee that Valve’s computer games were error-free: Valve Corporation v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2017] …
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