1、THE STATE OF INNOVATION IN AUSTRALIAApatentlandscapestudyAuthoredBy:SumitChakraborty,SeniorAssociate,IPSolutionsAuthoredBy:SumitChakraborty,SeniorAssociate,IPSolutionsSOME OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS STUDY:The patent filing trend in Australia during 2010-2015 reveals that out of100%patents filed i

2、n Australian PTO,Australians are responsible forfiling 21%patents only.The rest are filed by non-resident of Australia.Out of those 79%,45%of the patents are filed by Americans.Americans file more patents in Australia thanAustralians!Samsungs patent filing increased by 220%in 2013 compared to that i

3、n2010.This indicates that Samsung is trying to get a hold on the Australianmarket.Most of its patent fell in digital data processing,followed bywireless and other communication networks.Samsung doubled its Patent Filing in Australia.During 2010-2015,Spruson&Ferguson prosecuted highest number ofpaten

4、ts in Australia followed Davies Collison Cave and Griffith Hack.The top three law firms of Australia.45%of the total patents filed in Australian PTOclaim US Priority.The patent filing trend in Australia during 2010-2015 reveals that out of100%patents filed in Australian PTO,Australians are responsib

5、le forfiling 21%patents only.The rest are filed by non-resident of Australia.Out of those 79%,45%of the patents are filed by Americans.TABLE OF CONTENTSAUSTRALIAApatentlandscapestudyIntroductionandcriteria.2PatentfilingTrendResidentvs.Non-residentpatentsTopcountriesinvolvedinfilingTopcompaniesinvolv

6、edinfilingToptechnologiesinAustraliaTopLawfirmsinvolvedinfiling.4.5.7.8.11.132Traditionally,theAustralianeconomyhasbeenhighlydependentonminingoperationsandfarming.Althoughaconsistentinnovationishappeningintheminingsector,theothersectorsarebeinghugelyneglected.IncomparisonwiththeotherOECD(Organizatio