Understanding IP
Current research projects
History of Australian Patent Policy
IPRIA working papers
Chris Dent , To See Patents As Devices of Uncertain (But Contingent) Quality: A Foucaultian Perspective, IPRIA Working Paper 05/07 (July 2007)
Chris Dent , Patent Policy In Early Modern England: Jobs, Trade and Regulation, IPRIA Working Paper 06/07 (July 2007)
Chris Dent , An Exploration of the Principles, Precepts and Purposes that Provide Structure to the Patent System, IPRIA Working Paper No. 08/2009
Refereed publications
Buddelmeyer, H., Jensen, P. H and Webster, E., (2009) ‘Innovation and The Determinants Of Company Survival’, Oxford Economic Papers .
Christie, A. and Moritz, S. (2007) Harnessing Minor Innovation – National Studies: Australia, in Suthersanen U., Dutfield G. and Boey Chow K. (eds), Innovation without Patents- Harnessing the creative spirit in a diverse world, 119-141, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK and Northhampton, MA, USA.
Christie, A. and Rotstein, F.‘Duration of Patent Protection: Does One Size Fit All?’, (2008) 3(6), Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 402-408
Dent, C. (2009) ‘Copyright, Governmentality and Problematisation: An Exploration’ Griffith Law Review (forthcoming).
Dent, C. (2006) ‘Decision-making and Quality in Patents: An Exploration’ 28 European Intellectual Property Review 381-388.
Dent, C. (2006) ‘Patent Oppositions and the Constitution: Before or After?’, Australian Intellectual Property Journal 17, 217-231
Dent, C. (2006) ‘Patent Policy in Early Modern England: Jobs, Trade And Regulation’, Legal History 10, 71-95
Dent, C. (2007) ‘To See Patents As Devices Of Uncertain (But Contingent) Quality: A Foucaultian Perspective’, Intellectual Property Quarterly 148-163.
Dent, C. (2008) ‘Patents as Administrative Acts: Patent Decisions for Administrative Review?’ 30 Sydney Law Review 691-714.
Dent, C. (2009) ‘Not All Practices Are Equal: An Exploration of Discourses, Governmentality and Scale Free Networks’ Social Semiotics (forthcoming).
Dent, C., ‘An Exploration of the Principles, Precepts and Purposes that Provide Structure to the Patent System’, (2008) Intellectual Property Quarterly 456-477.
Gans, J., Hsu, D. and Stern, S. “The Impact of Uncertain Intellectual Property Rights on the Market for Ideas: Evidence from Patent Grant Delays”, NBER Working Paper 13234 (July 2007), Management Science (forthcoming)
Jensen, P. and Webster, E., ‘Another look at the relationship between innovation proxies’, Australian Economic Papers (accepted 28 October 2008) (forthcoming)
Jensen, P. H, Webster, E. and Buddelmeyer, H, (2008) ‘Innovation, Technological Conditions and New Firm Survival’, Economic Record.
Kapoor, R. and Lim, K. (2007) "The Impact of Acquisitions on the Innovation Performance of Inventors at Semiconductor Companies", Academy of Management Journal. This paper also appears in the Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management Conference 2007.
Lim, K., Chesbrough, H. and Ruanyi, “Open Innovation and Patterns of R&D Competition,” Intl Journal of Technology Management, Special Issue on “Broadening the Scope of Open Innovation”. http://works.bepress.com/kwanghui/6/ (forthcoming)
Ricketson, S., Richardson, M. and Davison, M. (2009) Intellectual Property: Cases, Materials and Commentary LexisNexis: Butterworths
Somaya, D. & Williamson, I.O. (2008) “Rethinking the ‘War for Talent”, MIT Sloan Management Review, 49, 29-34
Somaya, D., Williamson, I.O., & Lorinkova, N., (2008) “Gone but not Lost: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility between Cooperators Versus Competitors”, Academy of Management Journal , 51, 936-953
Webster, E., Buddelmeyer, H. and Jensen, P. (2007) ‘Innovation and Industrial Revolution’, Australian Economic Review.
Williamson, I, Burnett, MF. and Barton, KM, (2009) “The interactive effect of collectivism and organizational rewards on affective organizational commitment.” Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 16, 28-43
Williamson, I.O., Slay, H.S., Shapiro, D.L., & Shivers-Blackwell, S., (2008) “The Effect of Explanations on Prospective Applicants’ Reactions to Firm Diversity Practices”, Human Resource Management, 47, 311-330.
Non-refereed publications
Christie, A. and Gare, S. (eds), Blackstone’s Intellectual Property Statutes (9th ed.) 2008, Oxford University Press, Oxford
Christie, A., ‘Proposal for a Unified Regime of Copyright Exclusive Rights’, (2008) 5 IP Rinfo 22-23.
Jensen, P. and Webster, E, ‘Australian Innovation Data’ Australian Economic Review, 2008
Webster, E., (2009) ‘Does Australia have a National Innovation System’ Australian Economic Review.
IPRIA events
Business Models and Patent Strategies for “Multi Invention” Contexts, Dr Deepak Somaya, Robert H Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, 22 March 2007
Centenary of Trademarking, Christine Lowe, Davies Collison Cave; Owen Malone, Foster’s Group; Rhonda Steele, Mars Inc and Dr Paul Jensen, IPRIA, 12 July 2006 ( Melbourne), 13 July 2006 ( Sydney)
IP Commercialisation Ventures and Taxation, Cameron Rider, Allens Arthur Robinson, 26 July 2007 (in association with the School of Enterprise)
IP Professionals and Ethics, Dr Linda Haller, Melbourne Law School, Dr Trevor Davies, Allens Arthur Robinson, 9 March ( Brisbane), 18 March ( Melbourne), 19 March ( Sydney)
ISPs and the Authorisation of their Customers’ Copyright Exploitations, Associate Professor David Brennan, Melbourne Law School, Ms Jane Perrier, Telstra, Mr Frank Rittman, Motion Picture Associate, Ms Kimberlee Weatherall, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland, 5 February 2009 (Melbourne)
Knowledge Brokering: A Competitive Advantage for Biotech Start-Ups?, Dr Kwanghui Lim, IPRIA & Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne
Landmarks in Australian Intellectual Property Law: Booklaunch, 25 March 2009 ( Melbourne)
Making Copyright Safe for Parody and Satire, Professor Graeme Austin, University of Arizona College of Law, 2 July 2007
Manner of Manufacture, Associate Professor David Brennan, Melbourne Law School, 10 November ( Sydney), 11 November ( Brisbane), 14 November ( Melbourne)
Pre-Grant And Post-Grant Amendments Under European, UK And US Patent Laws, Dr Noel Byrne, Adviser, Intellectual Property Law, UK, 4 September 2008 (Melbourne)
The Copyright Amendment Bill 2006: The Scope and Likely Impact of New Library Exceptions, Emily Hudson, The University of Melbourne, 26 October 2006
The Value of Copyright: Determining Shadow Prices, Associate Professor David Brennan, Melbourne Law School and Dr Rhonda Smith, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne, 10 November (Sydney), 11 November (Brisbane), 18 November (Melbourne)
Universities Innovation Showcase – Delivering Business Solutions, Fourteen speakers including Dr Ian Heath, IP Australia; Dr Charlie Day, Melbourne Venture, The University of Melbourne; Professor Louise Rolland, Swinburne University of Technology; Professor Jugdutt Singh, La Trobe University, 26 April 2007, KPMG, Melbourne
Short course
Mastering the Patent System, Professor Andrew Christie, University of Melbourne and Des Ryan, Consultant, Davies Collison Cave, 9 May 2007, University of Melbourne
Media
“e-Pirates of the Digital Age – Copyright Issues in Software and Music”, Video Education Australasia (educational DVD), January 2008
Elizabeth Webster, ‘Overhaul of the Patent System is Pending’ by Nicola Berkovic The Australian, 12 September 2008
Ian O. Williamson, “A Globetrotter from Chicago’s South Side”, Urban Influence, p64, July/August 2008, ( USA)
Midalia, A., It’s survival of the fittest in the jobs jungle,. The Australian Financial Review, 3 October 2008, p1, ( Australia)
Ian Williamson , “Target those diversity messages”, HR Magazine, October 2008, p12, ( USA)
Ian Williamson, “Faire des talents perdus”, Business Digest, ( France), November 2008
Ian Williamson, Dowling, J. “Gen Y in the firing line”, Smallbusiness.com, http://smallbusiness.smh.com.au/managing/management/gen-y-in-the-firing-line-909289552.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2, December 2008
Ian Williamson, “’Less-loyal' gen Ys in firing line”, TheAge.com. http://business.theage.com.au/business/lessloyal-gen-ys-in-firing-line-20081211-6wt2.html?page=-1 December 2008
Ian Williamson, “’Less-loyal' younger staff in the firing line”, Investsmart.com. http://www,investsmart.com.au/news/news.asp?DocID=AGE081212NSLP51Q4NE&Action= Display.
Ian Williamson, “Management Faculty of Color Association Conference” Koori Business Network, Summer Issue 12, USA, p5, 2008
Ian Williamson, “Trainers See Downturn’s Upside”, The Australian Financial Review, p28, December 2008
Ian Williamson, “Profit from loss”, Business Review Weekly, p51, February 2009
Ian Williamson, “Manufacturing Dissent”, The Age, p.1 (Insight), February 2009
Ian Williamson, Saturday Extra Radio Show with Geraldine Doogue, ABC Radio National, 28 February 2009
Beth Webster, 15 January 2007: ‘Right on the mark’ , ABC Catapult, http://www.abc.net.au/catapult/indepth/s1807538.htm
Ian Williamson, “Dirty Business”, Boss Magazine, November 2007
Vines, H., “Back in 12 Months”, HR Monthly, September 2008, pp17-23. ( Australia)
Rodrigues, J. N. “Nunca hostilize os que saem”, Expresso, 27 September 2008, p28. ( Portugal)
External presentations:
Andrew Christie, ‘Copyright Unification – One Inclusive Economic Right to Exploit’ Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues, Annual Congress 2007, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, July 2007
Andrew Christie, ‘IP Academies: Organizational Models, Structures and Activities’,World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO International Symposium on Intellectual Property Academies: Experiences and Future Perspectives, Rio de Janeiro, March 2007
Andrew Christie, ‘IP Research: Encouraging Debate and Informing Decisions’, World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO International Symposium on Intellectual Property Academies: Experiences and Future Perspectives, Rio de Janeiro, March 2007
Andrew Christie, ‘Manufacturing a New Manner of Manner of New Manufacture’, Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia , IPTA Annual Conference, Hunter Valley, March 2007
Andrew Christie, IP Offices and IP Academies: Cooperation, Coordination & Support, Second Symposium for Heads of Intellectual Property Academies, Beijing, WIPO, May 2008
Andrew Christie, Nature of Government Support Required in IP Teaching and Carrying Out IP Research, WIPO National Symposium on Intellectual Property Education, Training and Research, Port Moresby, October 2007
Beth Webster ‘Economic principles of encouraging innovation - research exemptions under patent law’, BHERT Medical Innovation forum, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 11 June 2009.
Beth Webster ‘Future Summit: 'Innovation Imperative'’ Panel discussion, Australian Davos Connection Limited, Melbourne, 18 May 2009.
Chris Dent , ‘“You Wouldn’t Steal a Car…”: Anti-Piracy Ads, Copyright and Decentred Regulation’, Media, Communications and Public Speech Conference, Melbourne, November 2008.
Chris Dent , ‘Intersection of Economic and Legal Frameworks for Optimisation of IPR: The Case of Experimental Use Exception’, European Policy for Intellectual Property Conference, Munich, September 2006.
Chris Dent , Judging the Early Patents – A Unanimity of Voices, British Legal History Conference, London, UK, July 2007.
Christie, A, ‘Current Trends and New Approaches for Intellectual Property Education, Training and Research’, WIPO National Symposium on Intellectual Property Education, Training and Research, Port Moresby, 1 November 2007
Christie, A, ‘Designing and Delivering IP Management Education and Research Programs: IP and Corporate Social Responsibility’, WIPO International Conference on Intellectual Property Management Education and Research, Geneva, 18 July 2008
Christie, A., ‘A Possible Vision of a One Right System for IP’, IPR University Center International Conference, Helsinki, October 2008.
Christie, A., ‘Basics and Strategies for Designing IP Education and Research Programs for Different Target Groups – IP Research in Australia’, WIPO National Symposium on Intellectual Property Education, Training and Research, Port Moresby, 1 November 2007
Deepak Somaya and Ian O Williamson, “Outsourcing Knowledge-Based Services: The Dynamics of Capabilities and Governance”, BPS Division of the Academy of Management National Conference, Anaheim, California, USA, August 2008
Fiona Rotstein , The Australian Patent Opposition Process: Resisting Change for What Gain?, Patent Law Reform: Getting it Right to Support and Drive Innovation Conference, Wellington, New Zealand Centre of International Economic Law, May 2008
Ian O Williamson, “Rethinking Employee Mobility: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility between Competitors versus Cooperators”, Business School Speaker Series, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA, October 2008.
Ian O Williamson, “Rethinking Employee Mobility: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility between Competitors versus Cooperators”, Business School Speaker Series, Northwestern University Kellogg Business School, Evanston, IL, USA, October 2008.
Kwanghui Lim - Panelist, Session on “Knowledge Diffusion”, Innovation 2008 Conference, Australian Business Higher-Education Roundtable, September 2008
Kwanghui Lim , Chair, Session on “Technological Positioning, Innovation and Imitation”, Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 2008
Kwanghui Lim , Discussant, Session on “Strategy”, Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 2008
Wenyue Zhuang, Kwanghui Lim and Poh-kam Wong , Old Technological Capability and New Technology Adoption: Firm’s Technology Portfolio Management during Technological Transitions, Academy of International Business Conference, June 2008.