The phenomena subsumed under the keywords of “fourth industrial revolution” and “Internet of Things” (IoT) is transforming the industrial landscape. With business models in the B2C and B2B segments adapting to these developments, the role of IP — and in particular that of patents —...

This chapter does not have an abstract. The following is the first paragraph of the chapter. In past decades in Australia and most OECD-Countries the retail sector has undergone a significant concentration of ownership in retail trading. A few very large and dominant supermarket chains,...

[Extract] In line with the general acceptance by economists and politicians of globalisation and the veneration of free market forces, the retail sector in Australia and in most other OECD countries has seen a tremendous concentration of vendors. In spite of this, the aim of this research...