FPA (formerly Freehills Patent Attorneys) – probably the most underrated patent attorney firm in the Australian pantheon.  Formerly part of Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills), one of Australia’s top tier

Hello everybody…yes, it’s time to throw my hat in the ring! Well, as well all know, QIP is bringing in a new CEO on 9 January 2020, Craig Dower (ex-CEO

Hello peeps! Just announced today, IPH will integrate Watermark into Griffith Hack (or Hacks as they are affectionately known).  The co-location of staff into Griffith Hack’s Melbourne, Sydney and Perth

Hello! As you are no doubt aware, a blog like this requires a team of highly qualified professionals constantly sifting, sorting and distilling information to bring the latest news and

In breaking news, the CEO of QANTM IP, Leon Allen, has resigned to be replaced by Craig Dower, the former CEO of Xenith IP. Craig Dower was no doubt at a

Well, after all the kerfuffle, what is the state of play in the Australian patent attorney sector?  Hmmm, let’s take a look at the landscape, shall we, as the sun

Hello! Well, it’s happened. On 1 August 2019, the Federal Court of Australia approved the scheme of arrangement under which IPH acquired the entirety of Xenith IP for cash and

Managing conflicts of interest is obviously critically important to the patent attorney profession and, without a doubt, the interests of the client are paramount in that consideration both from a

So last time I left you dear readers we were discussing the price at which a partner of patent attorney firm could sell their firm.  In my mind, as I

Well, my heart has begun to stop racing gentle readers after the emotional three-way roller coaster that was the QIP/XIP/IPH merger saga.  It’s time for some more thoughtful posts… In