1、THE STATE OF INNOVATION IN AUSTRALIAApatentlandscapestudyAuthoredBy:SumitChakraborty,SeniorAssociate,IPSolutionsAuthoredBy:SumitChakraborty,SeniorAssociate,IPSolutionsSOME OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS STUDY:The patent filing trend in Australia during 2010-2015 reveals that out of100%patents filed i

2、n Australian PTO,Australians are responsible forfiling 21%patents only.The rest are filed by non-resident of Australia.Out of those 79%,45%of the patents are filed by Americans.Americans file more patents in Australia thanAustralians!Samsungs patent filing increased by 220%in 2013 compared to that i

3、n2010.This indicates that Samsung is trying to get a hold on the Australianmarket.Most of its patent fell in digital data processing,followed bywireless and other communication networks.Samsung doubled its Patent Filing in Australia.During 2010-2015,Spruson&Ferguson prosecuted highest number ofpaten

4、ts in Australia followed Davies Collison Cave and Griffith Hack.The top three law firms of Australia.45%of the total patents filed in Australian PTOclaim US Priority.The patent filing trend in Australia during 2010-2015 reveals that out of100%patents filed in Australian PTO,Australians are responsib

5、le forfiling 21%patents only.The rest are filed by non-resident of Australia.Out of those 79%,45%of the patents are filed by Americans.TABLE OF CONTENTSAUSTRALIAApatentlandscapestudyIntroductionandcriteria.2PatentfilingTrendResidentvs.Non-residentpatentsTopcountriesinvolvedinfilingTopcompaniesinvolv

6、edinfilingToptechnologiesinAustraliaTopLawfirmsinvolvedinfiling.4.5.7.8.11.132Traditionally,theAustralianeconomyhasbeenhighlydependentonminingoperationsandfarming.Althoughaconsistentinnovationishappeningintheminingsector,theothersectorsarebeinghugelyneglected.IncomparisonwiththeotherOECD(Organizatio

7、nforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment)countries,R&DinvestmentbybothprivateandgovernmententitiesislowinAustralia.Oftenusedasakeyparameterforinnovation,thepatentfilinginAustraliahasalsosignificantlydecreasedincomparisonwiththeotherOECDcountries.Recently,theminingindustryhasshownascaledownaswell.Austr

8、alia,thus,needsafullrangeofoptionsinothersectorstoboostinnovation,commercializationofinventionsandthusrevenuegeneration.Thatsaid,wetriedtoanalyzetheplungebycheckingwhatthestateofinnovationinAustraliais.WeusedthepatentapplicationsfiledintheAustrianPatentOfficeduringtheperiod2010-15,fortheanalysis.Rea

9、ditonline?Clickhere!3Patentfilingtrend:Thenumberofpatentsgettingfiledinacountrytohelpyougaugehowitisperformingintermsofresearch.Residentvs.Non-residentpatents:Thetrendhelpsyougaugewhetherpeopleofthecountryaredrivingthewagonofinnovationoracompanybasedoutofsomeforeigncountryisresponsibleforit.Topcount

10、riesinvolvedinfiling:Correspondingtotheabovecriteria,whicharethetopforeigncountriesresponsibleforthepatentfiling.Topcompaniesinvolvedinfiling:Thecriteriahelponeunderstandthechiefinnovatorsinaneconomy.Toptechnologies:Thecriteriashowcasemostpopulartechnologiesinacountry.Toplawfirmsinvolvedinfiling:The

11、criteriarevealwhichlawfirmswereusedbymostofthecompaniesinAustralia.Wecanalsocallthisasmostin-demandpatentlawfirmsbasedoutofAustralia.Clicktosharethisstudywithyourfriends!THE CRITERIA THAT WE USED TO GAUGE THE STATEOF INNOVATION IN AUSTRALIA WERE AS FOLLOWS:4ThechartbelowrepresentsthepatentfiledinAus

12、traliaduring2010-15.Itcouldbeseenthatthenumberofapplicationsfiledhaveconsistentlyrisenfrom2010to2013withatotalincreaseof7.5%overtheperiodoftime.PATENT FILING TRENDReaditonline?Clickhere!5ThechartbelowportraysthatAustralianscompanieswereresponsibleforfilingonly21%ofthetotalpatentswhilerestofthe79%pat

13、entswerefiledbyforeigncompanies.Thusinthelastfiveyears,foreigninnovators,ingeneral,weremajorlyresponsiblefortheinnovationtakingplaceinthecountry.Clicktosharethisstudywithyourfriends!RESIDENT VS NON-RESIDENT PATENTAPPLICATIONS FILED IN AUSTRALIA621%79%IncaseofAustralianfilers,thereappearstobeasteadyr

14、isewith2,481applicationsfiledin2010to6,528applicationsin2013denotinganincreaseofnearly163%.ThisdoesindicatethegrowinginterestofAustralianfilersinnewinventions.Ontheotherhand,patentsfiledbyforeignapplicantsdecreasedduringtheperiod.Forexample,foreignapplicantsaccountedfor23,365patentsin2010whichgotred

15、ucedby9%to21,253applicationsin2013.Thedecreasedidntmakeanysignificancechangeasthetotalnumberofpatentapplicationsfiledin2011through2013remainedalmostsame.Readitonline?Clickhere!7UnitedStatesofAmericaclaimsthefirstspotasaprioritycountryforthepatentsfiledinAustralia.ItisfollowedbyAustraliaitselfwhileth

16、eEuropeanregionclaimsthethirdplace.Nearly45%ofallpatentsfiledinAustraliaclaimaUSpriority.While20.6%ofpatentsclaimanAustralianpriority,only7.5%ofpatentfiledarefromtheEuropeanregionandJapanfollowsclosebyat5%.ItcanbearguedthatcompaniesinnovatingintheUSconsiderAustraliaapotentialmarketfortheirproducts.T

17、hebiggerquestioniswhichcompaniesconsiderAustraliaaspotentialmarket?Imgladthatyouasked.Theanswerisinthenextsection.Clicktosharethisstudywithyourfriends!PRIORITY COUNTRY WISE DISTRIBUTION OFPATENT APPLICATIONS IN AUSTRALIA8Readitonline?Clickhere!Thischartbelowdepictsinterestsofvariouscompaniesinnovati

18、nginAustraliaorconsideringitasapotentialmarketfortheirproductsbetween2010-2015.Andaswewereexpecting,mostofthetopcompaniesareeitherrelatedtominingoperationsortechnologicalsector(Techproductsorsoftwarecompanies).WHICH COMPANIES ARE FILING FORPROTECTION IN AUSTRALIA?9Halliburtonwith1,286patentsisthetop

19、patentfilerinAustralia.Halliburtonspatentfilingincreasedby105%to271patentsin2012comparedtothatin2010.Inthenextyear,however,thenumberofpatentsfiledfelldownto159depictingadecreaseof41%.Halliburton,beingamajoroilfieldcompany,filedmostofitspatentsindrillingandotherminingequipment,likegravitationalmeasur

20、ements,detectingmassesofobjectsoranalyzingtheirchemicalorphysicalproperties.Samsungwith1175patentsisthesecondtoppatentfilerinAustralia.SamsungsincreasinginterestinAustralianmarketcanbegaugedfromthefactthattheirpatentfilinggrewfrom103in2010to330in2013,whichisa220%increase.Samsunghasfiledmostofitspate

21、ntindigitaldataprocessing,followedbywirelessandothercommunicationnetworks.Filinginthesedomainsremainedsteadyforawhile,however;theelectricaldigitaldataregisteredasharpincreasewith114patentsin2013incomparisonto54in2012indicatinga110%jump.ThelocaltelecomcompanieshavetokeepaclosewatchonSamsung.CovidienL

22、Pisonecompanythathasmadeahugeprogressintermofpatentfilinginthelastfiveyears.Itfiledonly7patents,in2010,whichincreasedto268in2013.10Applewith809patentsisatthethirdspot.AccordingtoareportbyKantarWorldpanelComTech,ApplesAustralianmarketshareincreasedby8.5%to37.8%inthequarterendingofAugust2015incomparis

23、ontothesameperiodin2014.Forthesameperiod,themarketshareofSamsungsAndroidbaseddevicesfellby1.4%to33.7%ascomparedtothequarterendingofAugust2014.APPLE INC.ItwouldbeinterestingtolookattheintellectualpropertysynergiesbetweenHallirburtonandBakerHughes,respectivelythesecondandthirdlargestoilfieldservicespr

24、ovidersinAustralia(aswellastheworld),ifthelatterstakeoverisapprovedbytheregulatoryauthoritiesinUS,AsiaandEurope.LookingatthepatentfilingsinelectricdigitaldataprocessingtechnologybyApple,SamsungandGoogle,itappearsthattherehasbeenaconsistentriseinthenumberofpatentsfiledfrom2010to2012.Itdoesgiveanindic

25、ationthatthethreecompaniesareinnovatinginthesaidtechnologyandappeartobeinanecktoneckcompetitionintheAustralianaswellasseveralglobalmarkets.11Intheperiod2010-15,Spruson&Fergusonsitsatthetopspotbeingresponsibleforfiling14.7%ofthetotalpatentsinAustraliafollowedbyDaviesCollisonCavewitha13.7%share.Griffi

26、thHackholdsthethirdspotwithashareof12.7%.ThechartbelowrepresentslawfirmsinvolvedinpatentprosecutionactivitiesinAustralia.Clicktosharethisstudywithyourfriends!THE TOP LAW FIRMS PROSECUTINGPATENTS IN AUSTRALIA12Readitonline?Clickhere!TheyearwisepatentprosecutionstatisticofSpruson&Fergusonappearstobest

27、ablein2010to2013whileagrowthofnearly7.8%wasregisteredintheperiod.Also,itsharepricetripledwithinayearafteritgotlistedontheASXinNovember2014.IncaseofDaviesCollisonCave,therewasanincreaseofonly3.7%inpatentfilingbetween2010and2013,whiletherewasadipinpatentprosecutionby8%.IncaseofGriffithHack,theoverallp

28、atentprosecutionactivityremainedsomewhateven.ItnecessarilydoesnotsignifywhetherornottherehasbeenanoverallincreaseininnovationinAustralia,thatis,unlesswecorrelateitwithpatentpublishingdata.YEAR WISE PATENT STATISTICS OF LAW FIRMS13InordertofindthepopulartechnologiesintheAustralianregion,weanalyzedthe

29、IPCclassesofthepatentsfiledin2010to2015.Theregionexperiencedhighestpatentprotectioninmedical,chemistryanddataprocessingtechnologies.Thetopfivetechnologydomainsunderwhichmostpatentswerefiledare:Clicktosharethisstudywithyourfriends!TOP TECHNOLOGY DOMAINS IN AUSTRALIA14Readitonline?Clickhere!15.7%ofthe

30、totalpatentswerefiledinthistechnologydomain.PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL,DENTAL ORTOILET PURPOSES:Thenumberofpatentsfiledinthetechnologyclassrosefrom2097in2010to2388in2013registeringa13.8%growth.NovartisAGfiledthemostpatentsinthetechnologydomainfrom2010-15.ThecompanywascloselyfollowedbyAllerganandColgat

31、e-Palmolive.TheothercompaniesinorderofhighestnumberofpatentsfiledareJohnson&Johnson,NestecSA(Nestle),BoehringerIngelheimandMerckSharpandDohme.ItcanthusbearguedthatmuchoftheinnovationinthistechnologydomainisoccurringinUSAandEuropeascomparedtothatinAustralia.158.66%ofthetotalpatentswerefiledinthisdoma

32、in.Clicktosharethisstudywithyourfriends!DIAGNOSIS;SURGERY;IDENTIFICATION INRELATION TO ANALYSIS BIOLOGICALMATERIAL:Theyearwiseanalysisshowsagrowthofonly0.5%from2010to2013.CovidienappearstohavebeenmostactiveinpursuingpatentprotectioninthistechnologydomainfollowedbyTycoHealthcareandEthiconEndosurgery.

33、TheywerefollowedbyBiosenseWebster,Smith&NephewandCookMedicalTechnology.Covidienfiled565patentswhileTycoHealthcarefiled414patentsandEthiconEndosurgeryfiled293patentsfrom2010to2015.ThissupportsthefactthatforCovidien(andMedtronictoo),Australiaisbecominganincreasinglyimportantmarket.16Readitonline?Click

34、here!Thesharestandsat8.62%ofthetotalpatentfiling.HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS-MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS:Thetechnologydomainexperiencedadipinpatentfilingactivityofnearly7%between2010and2013.NovartisAGfiledthemostnumberofpatents-177followedcloselybyHoffmann-laRoche,JanssenPharmaceuticalandSanofi.Itagainsigni

35、fiesthatmostoftheinnovationinthistechnologydomainisoccurringoutsideAustralia.IncaseofSanofi,apeculiarthingisthatitspatentingactivityinthedomainhasbeendecreasingYOYwith46patentfilingsin2010incomparisontoonly13in2013.THANKS FOR READINGItshightime.Youreadthesestudies,too:GreyBServicesGreyBisapatentrese

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