20 years ago today – August 11th, 1997 – TEC chair Barry Upfold gave me the opportunity of a lifetime: to present to his group of seasoned and high profile business leaders about intellectual property (IP). These gentlemen ran some of Queensland’s most significant private and public businesses, which I knew would be bursting with … [Read more…]
It’s a funny thing about intellectual property – in my experience of presenting on the topic around Australia and New Zealand for most of the last 18 years, business leaders split quite neatly into two camps. Camp 1 CEOs, directors, and business owners who know IP really well and are highly focused on its connection … [Read more…]
Every year there are always a few publicised cases of businesses caught out using photos and artwork without agreement from the intellectual property owner. In each instance, the creator of the IP or a friend of theirs has stumbled across this unauthorised use, and the business involved has had to swiftly pull the offending merchandise … [Read more…]
Every hour of the business week it seems a new start-up tumbles onto the scene and it’s hard to not to feel a sense of wonder at what they might accomplish. If you peek behind their brand new websites and earnest manifestos written with sweat and tears, you can sense the potential they have to … [Read more…]