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Innofy Recommended in WTR 1000 2019 Listing
Innofy has been recommended in the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 listing for 2019, highlighting our exemplary trademark prosecution and strategy offering.
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Trade Mark Update: September 2018
Are you “nuts-about-tella” or 1300-INTERESTED-IN-TMS? Read Innofy’s review of a selection of Australian Trade Mark Office (ATMO) decisions handed down in September 2018.
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Innofy Invited to Pitch for $1million
Katherine and Andrew were thrilled to be invited to today’s Brisbane finals of the Pitch for $1 Million competition.
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Trade Mark Update: April 2018
Innofy’s review of most noteworthy Australian Trade Mark Office (ATMO) decisions handed down in recent months – to May 2018.
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Innovation Series: What do Cambridge and Innofy have in common? Innovation…
Determined to work with some of the world’s best innovators, we will have an innofyer-in-residence at the University of Cambridge for the next year – Dr Katherine Rock. Over the next twelve months, we will relay innovative insights straight from Silicon Fen – via our Innovation Series on this blog. In this initial post, we look at a case study involving an exciting cyber security start-up out of Cambridge… including strategic lessons we can learn from their patent portfolio.
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Where are the female patent attorneys?
Part 4: Opportunities for change
Accepting that the current playing field for female patent practitioners is not level, on the basis of the overwhelming evidence outlined in Parts 2 and Part 3, one may question whether there is anything which can serve to redress the imbalance. In this regard, research abounds in relation to affecting change on an organisational level using evidence-based behavioural interventions, rather than traditional set-and-forget training schemes and ineffectual diversity committees.
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Where are the female patent attorneys?
Part 3: What does the evidence say about causes?
In these modern times, it may be difficult to imagine the causes behind the apparent glass ceiling, and revolving door, particularly within the private practice. However, the latest organisational and anthropological research provides a number of insights, including unconscious bias, a perceived lack of fit within senior positions, and cultural and explicit biases.
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The European Unitary Patent Is Coming…
And why you should take notice
The European Patent Office will soon offer a “one-stop-shop” for your European patent rights. Find out what you need to know about how the European Unitary Patent will work, and how it will present a cheaper way to obtain patent rights across Europe.
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Where are the female patent attorneys?
Part 2: Debunking the myths
In this post, we analyse three common myths regarding gender imbalance in the industry; namely: that women in the industry currently lack experience to be in leadership positions (Myth 1); that the lack of female patent attorneys is merely a reflection of the lack of women with appropriate STEM qualifications (Myth 2); and, a denial of the issue (Myth 3).
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Where are the female patent attorneys?
Part 1: The business case for gender balance
Gender imbalance in the patent attorney profession is an underreported issue. And yet, women comprise less than a third of registered patent attorneys, and occupy less than 17% of senior positions in the largest private practices in Australia. This is the first of a multi-part series exploring the topic of female representation in the patent attorney profession in Australia.
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