Kickstarter Goes Live in AU/NZ: but Kickstart Your IP Position First

Kickstarter is a US based company which provides an online tool to raise funds for projects/products via a crowd funding model. Kickstarter have recently announced a formal launch of Australian and New Zealand projects.  Below, we take a look at one potential problem in launching on kickstarter too early.

A “Central” Victory for Computer Implemented Inventions in Australia

The Federal Court decision in RPL Central Pty Ltd (“RPL”) v Commissioner of Patents (“the Commissioner”) [2013] FCA 871 has held that a computer implemented invention can be patentable subject matter in Australia, particularly where there is substantial disclosure in the patent specification of how the invention is to be implemented on the computer.