Freely sharing innovation is the only way to face the future
A patent lock on genes, technologies and discoveries is creating a log jam in health, agriculture, environment and energy innovations worldwide. Transparency of worldwide patent system, and fostering 'open source' development and sharing of the foundational toolkits of science are the answer, and will be key to Australia's role in Asia.
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A Patent Grab for Power
The tools of modern science should be used to create wealth in society, writes Richard Jefferson | July 18, 2007
FOR thousands of years biological innovation was guided by keen observation and the accumulation and sharing of generations of practical knowledge.
Farmers selected better crop varieties and livestock breeds, and found out how to ...
Australian patents online
Businesses can for the first time search the full text of Australian patents online at patentlens.net.
Remarkably, the free service was launched on July 12 by Cambia, a small, not-for-profit company based at the CSIRO in Canberra, using funds from the Norwegian government and two United States philanthropic organisations.
IP Australia, which ...