Research Services

Intellectual Property

Commercialisation

Protecting the IP

Depending on the outcome of our assessment, we will instruct patent attorneys to review invention reports and advise on patentability. If the opportunity is patentable, we will arrange for a patent application to be filed. Usually the first filing is an Australian Provisional Patent Application. We will support the cost of patenting for the first twelve months. Further patent support will depend on having identified a partner or licensee.

If we decide not to proceed with a patent, the inventors will be offered the invention and the right to proceed with the application personally. See the Intellectual Property Policy (pdf 41kb) for more details.

In close collaboration with our patent attorneys, we will monitor the status of the application. We will also liaise with you about progress against any R&D objectives and the commercialisation plan.