litigation. As a small jurisdiction, Australia may need to be more creative if it wants to make the patent system work for it …One of the great unknowns of patent policy is how much infringement goes on, and how much of that infringement leads to … of inventions (which were the subject of a patent application) are subject to perceived copying at some time during their …

harmonise Australia's patent law with two major trading partners, simplify international trade of patent protected products, and …If products sold in Australia are marked to indicate they are patented, such marking gives notice to third parties that … the products are protected by patents. In the absence of such notice, infringers may not be aware of patent rights and …