PATENT BUSTING
A blog about the business of patents
the business of patent attorney firms
the business of companies that rely on patents as a core asset
the use of the patent system to achieve commercial objectives.
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THE MERGER OF ~ EQUALS (cont) – ACCC Public Review of the merger of QANTM IP and Xenith IP
Hello again! Well the news flow about the proposed merger between QANTM IP and Xenith IP just keeps on coming. On 10 January, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
THE “MERGER OF EQUALS” (QANTM AND XENITH) – TWO LISTED PATENT ATTORNEY FIRMS PROPOSE TO COMBINE – PART 2
Hello and Happy New Year! Here’s part 2 of my “merger of equals” analysis of the proposed merger between Xenith IP and QANTM IP. I stuck with the same picture
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Patent Busting
To all my loyal followers – you know who you are… Well, the Christmas break is upon us. I plan to enjoy it. I hope you will to. I’ll be
The “Merger of Equals” (QANTM and Xenith) – two listed patent attorney firms propose to combine – Part 1
Well, hello. No more shock ASX announcements on the IPH/Xenith/QIP love triangle this week. So, as promised, I will take a look at the proposed “merger of equals” of Qantm
A bizarre love triangle! QANTM courts Xenith while IPH waits to swoop.
Hello Well, World Taekwando Federation as my sons would say (aka WTF)… There I was happily typing up my summary of IPH’s strategy in light of my previous three posts
THE LISTED PATENT ATTORNEY FIRM – A UNIQUELY AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL? PART 3
PART 3: OVERSEAS ORIGINATING FILINGS – FOREIGN ASSOCIATES Hello again. In my last post, we looked at the most significant source of overseas originating filings, the overseas corporations (often multinationals)
The listed patent attorney firm – a uniquely Australian animal? Part 2
Part 2: Overseas originating filings – the overseas corporate clients Welcome back. In my last post, I discussed the basics of how overseas originating patent filings are directed to
The listed patent attorney firm – a uniquely Australian animal? Part 1
Part 1. Overseas originating filings – the basics The patent attorney profession in Australia is conservative and not particularly high profile. It has traditionally been a profession that has