Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a part of the Australian Public Service. IP Australia has been an early adopter of artificial intelligence. This audit assessed whether IP Australia’s use of artificial intelligence in the patent rights process is effective. It finds IP Australia’s use of AI in the patent rights process was largely effective.

The 2024 Australian IP report suggests Australian firms were resilient to global economic headwinds last year in generating new intellectual property (IP). The strongest growth among Australian’s IP applicants was in energy equipment such as electric motors, generators, batteries and solar panels.

This paper provides evidence on the impact of international migrants on regional innovation. The study combines administrative individual-level data covering all Australian residents with data on intellectual property rights applications such as patents, trademarks and design rights.

The central purpose of this paper is to examine publicly funded university research in Canada - in terms of outcomes - namely, intellectual property (IP) as indicated by patent data, the resultant ownership of the IP generated, and the implications for impact on freedom to operate, a measure of Canadian firms’ ability to commercialise their...

The digital revolution and continued globalisation have caused a paradigm shift in every aspect of the economy, including the innovation environment. The author of this paper argues that these shifts could have implications not only for the future of innovation in Australia, but also for its long-run productivity and economic growth.