2009-2010 IPRIA Annual Report

Intellectual PropertyResearch Institute of Australia

Annual Report2009-10

ipria annual report 2009–102

During 2009–10, ipria was part of a consortium of university innovation research bodies to establish an Asia Pacific Innovation Network. The first annual conference, which was held in Melbourne, was attended by over 70 people from all over the world. Keynote addresses were given by Professors Rochelle Dreyfuss, Ivan Png, Peter Drahos and Vincenzo Denicolo. We now look forward to the second conference to be held in Tokyo in March 2011.

During the year, we published 23 refereed articles, 9 non-refereed academic publications and 9 other works. A further 12 articles are currently forthcoming. To complement this research, ipria fellows made over 40 academic presentations both domestically and overseas. One of our highlights for the year has been the continued high number of public events for legal professionals, industry and government. During the year, we hosted nearly 2200 people at 39 events across Australia. These events represent a mixture of evening or lunchtime seminars, one-day conferences, half-day workshops and panel discussions.

All this has not been done without serious commitment and dedication by the fellows of ipria. I would personally like to thank the ipria Executive Officer, Michelle Wilson, who almost single handedly managed all the public events, and the Associate Directors, Dr Kwanghui Lim and Professor Megan Richardson, for their vision and hard work especially in respect to the public event schedule.

During 2009–10, we were pleased to welcome Dr Lachlan Wilson and Dr Andreas Stierwald and Vicki Huang to the IPRIA staff and Jefferson Harcourt and Michael Mileo to the Advisory Board.

Finally, I would like to thank our sponsors, IP Australia (especially Geoff Sadlier, Philip Noonan, Ian Goss and Matt Ginn), the Institute of Patent and Trademark Attorneys (Linda Tochett, Anna Bolkas and Leon Allen) and Knowledge Commercialisation Australia (Andy Sierakowski) and the members of the Advisory Board (Owen Malone Chair, Leon Allen, Vijoleta Braach-Maksvytis, Joshua Gans, Philip Noonan, Sam Ricketson, Roy Rose, Andy Sierakowski, Rhonda Smith, David Byers, John Walker, Michael Mileo and Jefferson Harcourt). Their contributions time and time again have proven very valuable.

Professor Beth Webster

Director

ContentsIntroduction 2

Knowledge Transfer 3 Events 3 Publications 6

Resources 8 People 8 Research Expertise 10

Financial Position 11

Professor Beth WebsterDirector

Introduction

ipria annual report 2009–10 3

Events Below is a list of events which occured during the period covered by this report (July 2009 to June 2010).

Conference

IPRIA Pacific Rim Innovation Conference 2010, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, 21 and 22 January 2010. An ipria conference with support from the Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University (Japan), NUS Business School and IP Academy (Singapore), The University of Auckland Business School (New Zealand) and National Taiwan University Public Economics Research Centre (Taiwan). Keynote Speakers:

Professor Rochelle Dreyfuss (New York University, USA)•Professor Ivan Png (NUS School of Business, Singapore)•Professor Peter Drahos (The Australian National •University) Professor Vincenzo Denicolo (University of Bologna, Italy)•

Public Seminars Do Australian Companies Value Trade Marks and Designs? A Look at the Evidence. Jointly presented by ipria and the Institute for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA). Speaker: Beth Webster (ipria and Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne).

Cliftons Training Centre, Adelaide, 24 August 2009•Cliftons Training Centre, Perth, 25 August 2009•

Patent Infringement in Australia: Results from a Survey. Jointly presented by ipria and the Institute for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA). Speaker: Beth Webster (ipria and Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne).

Cliftons Training Centre, Adelaide, 24 August 2009•Cliftons Training Centre, Perth, 25 August 2009•

The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in China: Institutional Challenges. Presented in association with the Asian Law Centre, The University of Melbourne. Speaker: Professor Nie Jianqiang (Wuhan University, China).

Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, 7 •September 2009

Will Freeing Parallel Imports Make Books Cheaper at the Cost of Authors? Jointly presented by ipria and the Centre for Media and Communications Law (CMCL). Speakers: Graeme Connelly (Melbourne University Bookshop), Arlen Duke (Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne), Alan Fels (The Australian and New Zealand School of Government), Rhonda Smith (Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne).

Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, 15 •September 2009UTS Sydney, 16 September 2009•

What Difference Does a Patent Make? Jointly presented by ipria and the Institute for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA). Speakers: Robert Sanders (Global IP Services LLP, Singapore) and Jongsay Yong (ipria and Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne).

Cliftons Training Centre, Adelaide, 1 October 2009•Cliftons Training Centre, Perth, 2 October 2009•Allens Arthur Robinson, Melbourne, 6 November 2009•

Piracy or Parody: ‘Coming Through the Rye’ Still Banned in the USA? Jointly presented by ipria and the Centre for Media and Communications Law (CMCL). Speakers: Ken Gelder (Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne), Colin Golvan (Victorian Bar Association) and Shaun Miller (Marshalls and Dent Lawyers).

Melbourne Law School, 8 October 2009• An Introduction to the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan. Presented in association with the Asian Law Centre, The University of Melbourne. Speaker: Judge Hiroki Morishita (Intellectual Property High Court, Japan).

Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, 9 •November 2009

UWA vs Gray: What Does it Mean for Universities? Speakers: Ann Monotti (Faculty of Law, Monash University), Jason Coonan (Melbourne Ventures), Michael Finney (qut bluebox Pty Ltd) and Paul Greenfield (The University of Queensland).

Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, 17 •November 2009Minter Ellison Lawyers, Perth, 20 November 2009•The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 23 November •2009

Do Patents Matter for Commercialisation? Presented in association with the Centre for Law and Genetics, The University of Tasmania. Speaker: Beth Webster (ipria and Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne).

The University of Tasmania, Hobart, 19 November 2009 •

Knowledge Transfer

Pacific Rim Innovation Conference

The IPRIA Pacific Rim Innovation Conference 2010


The Protection of Brands: A Contemporary Look at Acquisition, Scope and Market Realities. Jointly presented by ipria and the Institute for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA). Speakers: Janice Luck (Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne), Don O’Sullivan (Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne) and Trevor Stevens (Davies Collison Cave).

Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney, 7 December 2009•Fisher Adams Kelly, Brisbane, 8 December 2009•Allens Arthur Robinson, Melbourne, 10 December 2009•Cliftons Training Centre, Perth, 11 February 2010•Cliftons Training Centre, Adelaide, 12 February 2010 •

Authorship, Anthems and Authorisation: A Legal and Economic Review of the Copyright Triptych. Jointly presented by ipria and the Centre for Media and Communications Law (CMCL). Speakers: David Brennan (Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne), Melissa De Zwart (School of Law, University of South Australia), David Lindsay (Faculty of Law, Monash University) and Beth Webster (ipria and Melbourne Institute , The University of Melbourne).

University House, The University of Melbourne, 18 March •2010Baker & McKenzie, Sydney, 19 March 2010 •

TRIPS at 15: A New Centre of Gravity? Reflections on the Evolution of the TRIPS Agreement. Presented in association with the Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH), The University of Melbourne. Speaker: Tony Taubman (World Trade Organization, Switzerland).

Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, 26 •March 2010

L’Oreal and the Logic of “Because You’re Worth It”: Free Riding and European Trade Mark Law. An ipria seminar held in association with Blake Dawson. Speaker: Dev Gangjee (London School of Economics, UK).

Blake Dawson, Melbourne, 10 May 2010•Blake Dawson, Sydney, 12 May 2010 •

Raising the Inventive Step: A Look at the Issues. Jointly presented by ipria and the Institute for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA). Speakers: Beth Webster (ipria and Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne) and

Tom Cordiner (Victorian Bar Association). Fisher Adams Fisher Adams Kelly, Brisbane, 18 May 2010•Davies Collison Cave, Sydney, 19 May 2010•Allens Arthur Robinson, Melbourne, 21 May 2010•Cliftons Training Centre, Adelaide, 17 June 2010•Cliftons Training Centre, Perth, 18 June 2010•

Banning Tobacco Logos: A Look at the Issues. Speakers: Mark Davison (Faculty of Law, Monash University), John Freebairn (Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne), Angela Paladino (Marketing, The University of Melbourne) and Tim Wilson (Institute of Public Affairs).

Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, 26 •May 2010

Responding to Competitive Attacks: The Strategic Role of Human Assets. An ipria seminar held in association with Blake Dawson. Speaker: Ian O Williamson (Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne).

Blake Dawson, Melbourne, 3 June 2010•Blake Dawson, Sydney, 7 June 2010•Blake Dawson, Brisbane, 8 June 2010•

Australian Inventors: Who Are They? Jointly presented by ipria and the Institute for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA). Speaker: Alfons Palangkaraya (ipria and Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne).

The Law Society of Western Australia, Perth, 21 June 2010•Davies Collison Cave, Sydney, 23 June 2010•Davies Collison Cave, Melbourne, 24 June 2010•

Internal Academic SeminarsValuable Skills, Innovation and Technology Transfusion (5 March 2010). Speaker: George Messinis, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Business and Law, Victoria University.

A Long Way to Go: What is Behind China’s Patent Explosion? (9 April 2010). Speaker: Chen Zhao Hui, Deputy Dean and Professor of Economics, Guangxi University of Technology, China.

Short Courses ‘Sidamo and Blackberry IP Management Case Studies’, Davies

Professor Allan Fels AO Professor Rochelle Dreyfuss IPRIA Seminar Series


Collison Cave, Sydney, 25 September 2009. Kwanghui Lim and Jason Bosland.

Third Year Economics Lecture Series (as part of Bachelor of Commerce). Beth Webster.

‘Managing Human Capital’, Executive MBA Program, Melbourne, August 2009. Ian O Williamson.

‘Managing Human Capital’, Executive MBA Program, Melbourne, November 2009. Ian O Williamson.

‘Managing People’, Masters of Marketing Program, Beijing, China, July 2009. Ian O Williamson.

External Presentations and Conference PapersAustralian Dent, C 2009, ‘The (Lack of a) Research Use Exemption in Australian Patent Law’, BHERT Roundtable, Sydney, 22 September.

Hsu, D and Lim, K 2010, ‘Knowledge Brokering’, AARES Conference, Adelaide, 10 February.

Jensen, P 2010, ‘Valuing Australian Inventions’, LESANZ Seminar, Melbourne, 29 April.

O’Sullivan, D 2009, ‘Researching the Marketing Asset – Finance Interface: A Marketing Perspective’, University of Queensland Business School, Brisbane, September.

Palangkaraya, A 2010, ‘Misclassification in Patent Office Examinations: Evidence from a Matched Sample of Applications’, IPRIA Pacific Rim Innovation Conference, University of Melbourne, 21 January.

Richardson, M 2009, ‘Kant Stand It – Breach of Confidence and the Right to Privacy’, Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, 29 July.

Webster, E 2009, ‘Promoting Innovation’, The Australian – Melbourne Institute Economic and Social Outlook Conference, Melbourne, 6 November.

Webster, E 2009, ‘The Role of Independent Research in Shaping and Informing the IP System’, presentation to Delegation from the Provincial IP Offices, Melbourne, University of Melbourne, 2 December.

Webster, E 2009, ‘The Role of Independent Research in Shaping and Informing the IP System’, presentation to Delegation from the Chinese State IP Office (Beijing), University of Melbourne, 15 December.

Webster, E 2009, ‘Waking Up Innovation’, Australian Davos Leadership Conference, Hayman Island, 28–30 August.

Williamson, IO 2009, ‘Rethinking Employee Mobility: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility between Competitors versus Cooperators’, University of Western Australia Business School Speaker Series, Perth, August.

Williamson, IO 2010, ‘Powering Great Performance’, HR Summit, Sydney, April.

Williamson, IO 2010, ‘Social Impact: The Key is Cross-Sector Partnership’, Rotary Club of Melbourne, Melbourne, May.

Williamson, IO 2010, ‘Social Ventures and the Power of Partnership’, CPA Australia Not-for Profit Conference, Sydney and Melbourne, 18–19 and 20–21 May.

Williamson, IO 2010, ‘Managing a Global Knowledge-Based Workforce’, Australasian Talent Conference, Sydney, 25–27May.

Williamson, IO 2010, ‘Economic Recovery? Do You Have the Talent to Capitalise?’, Melbourne Business School Speaker Series (co-sponsored by Egon Zender International), Sydney, June.

Williamson, IO 2010, ‘Strategies for Top Tier Publications: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Acceptance…’, University of Queensland Management Department Speaker Series, Brisbane, June.

Williamson, IO 2010, ‘Social Impact Through Collaboration’, University of Queensland Management Department Speaker Series, Brisbane, June.

Zhuang, W, Lim, K and Wong, P 2010, ‘Signals for Evaluating External Knowledge: A Study of How Firms Search for Knowledge Across Organizational and National Boundaries’, IPRIA Pacific Rim Innovation Conference, University of Melbourne, 21 January.

International Gans, J 2010, ‘Funding Conditions, the Public-Private Research Portfolio and the Disclosure of Scientific Knowledge’, MIT Sloan, USA, February; Harvard University, USA, February 2010; Wharton University, USA, February; Boston University USA, March.

Gedik, Y 2010, ‘Geographical Localization of Knowledge Flows’, KU Leuven Competition and Innovation Summer School (CISS), Turunç, Turkey, May 17–21.

Jensen, P 2010, ‘What Creates Abnormal Profits?’, Katholieke University, Leuven, Belgium, 10 June.

Associate Professor Paul Jensen


Jensen, P 2010, ‘Do Patents Matter for Commercialisation?’, International Schumpeter Conference, Aalborg University, Denmark, 24 June.

King, JE, Stewart, MM, Williamson, IO and McKay, PF 2009, ‘Social Identity Theory and Religious Bias Toward Workplace Others’, Eastern Academy of Management International Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June.

Lim, K 2009, ‘Knowledge Protection and Patent Wars’, (Chair), Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, USA, August.

Lim, K 2009, ‘Professional Development Workshop on Measuring Knowledge Flows Using Patent and Non-Patent Data’, Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, USA, August.

Lim, K 2010, ‘Scientific Career Choices’, National University of Singapore RISE Conference, Singapore, May.

O’Sullivan, D 2010, ‘Does Customer Satisfaction Influence the Relationship between Earnings and Firm Value’, Smurfit Business School, Dublin, Ireland, March.

Soh, P and Lim, K 2009, ‘The Effect of Corporate Venture Capital on the Production of Knowledge’, Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, USA, August.

Somaya, D and Williamson, IO 2009, ‘Competitive Actions and Firms’ Accumulation of Human Assets, Symposium’, sponsored by the HR, BPS, and MC Divisions of the Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, USA, August.

Subramaniam, A, Lim, K and Soh, P 2009, ‘Intellectual Human Capital and Strategic Alliances: Complements or Substitutes?’, INFORMS Conference, San Diego, USA, October.

Thomson, R 2010, ‘Why Develop Inventions Outside the Firm?’, KU Leuven Competition and Innovation Summer School (CISS), Turunç, Turkey, 17–21 May.

Williamson, IO 2009, ‘Getting Published: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask’, (Panellist), Academy of Management Human Resource Division Doctoral Consortium, Chicago, USA, August.

Williamson, IO 2009, ‘Job Market Alternatives’, Academy of Management Gender and Diversity Division Doctoral Student Consortium, Anaheim, USA, August.

Williamson, IO 2009, ‘Teaching HRM to Non-HRM MBAs: Challenges and Tips for Success’, Academy of Management Human Resource Division Junior Faculty Consortium, Chicago, USA, August.

Williamson, IO 2009, ‘Rethinking Employee Mobility: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility between Competitors versus Cooperators’, University of Stellenbosch Department of Industrial Psychology Speaker Series, Stellenbosch, South Africa, September.

Williamson, IO 2009, ‘Rethinking Employee Mobility: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility between Competitors versus Cooperators’, Wayne State University Speaker Series, Detroit, USA, December.

Williamson, IO 2009, ‘The Concurrent Sourcing of Knowledge Work: The Use of In-House and External Sources to Drive Innovation Output’, Gatton School of Business University of Kentucky Distinguished Speaker Series, Lexington, USA, December.

Williamson, IO 2010, ‘A Talent Pipeline Perspective on Social Impact’, Rotary Club of Chicago Southeast, Chicago, USA, January.

Williamson, IO 2010, ‘Developing a Global Career’, Bronzeville Scholastic Academy High School, Chicago, USA, January.

Publications ipria has continued to use publication as a means of broadly disseminating its research outputs. The majority of these research papers, studies and reports are available for download from the ipria Publications web page www.ipria.org/publications/. A complete listing of ipria’s publications for the period covered by this report is provided below.

Unpublished Papers and Mimeos Leahy, A, Webster, E and Yong, J 2009, ‘Doing Business with Japan: The Perspective of Australian Companies – Japan Business Survey 2008–09’, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne, mimeo.

Stierwald, A 2010, ‘The Causes of Profit Heterogeneity in Large Australian Firms’, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Working Paper, no. 7/10.

Stierwald, A 2010, ‘Determinants of Profitability: An Analysis of Large Australian Firms’, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Working Paper, no. 3/10.

Reports Jensen, P, Palangkaraya, A, Stierwald, A and Webster, E 2010, ‘Examining the Characteristics of Innovative Firms in Australia’, report prepared for the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

Thomson, R, Webster, E, Dent, C and Chen, D 2010, ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Climate Change Technology in Australia’s Agricultural Sector’, report prepared for the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

’2007 R&D and Intellectual Property Scoreboard – Benchmarking Innovation in Australian Enterprises’, Capital Technic Group Pty Ltd, January 2010.

‘2008 R&D and Intellectual Property Scoreboard – Benchmarking Innovation in Australian Enterprises’, Capital Technic Group Pty Ltd, January 2010.

Refereed Publications Buddelmeyer, H, Jensen, P and Webster, E 2010, ‘Innovation and the Determinants of Company Survival’, Oxford Economic Papers, 62(2), 261–285.

Christie, A and Dent, C 2010, ‘Non-Overlapping Rights: A Patent Misconception’, European Intellectual Property Review, 32(2), 58–66.


Dent, C 2009, ‘Copyright as (Decentred) Regulation: Digital Piracy as a Case Study’, Monash University Law Review, 35(2), 348–375.

Dent, C 2009, ‘“Generally Inconvenient”: The 1624 Statute of Monopolies as Political Compromise’, Melbourne University Law Review, 33(2), 415–453.

Dent, C 2009, ‘Not All Practices Are Equal: An Exploration of Discourses, Governmentality and Scale Free Networks’, Social Semiotics, 19(3), 345–361.

Erkal, N and Piccinin, D 2010, ‘Cooperative R&D under Uncertainty with Free Entry’, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 28(1), 74–85.

Griffiths, W and Webster, E 2010, ‘What Governs Firm-Level R&D: Internal or External Factors?’, Technovation, 30(7–8), 471–481.

Hall, E, Dent, C and Christie, A 2009, ‘Patent Attorney Privilege in Australia: Options for Reform’, Australian Intellectual Property Journal, 20(3), 178–193.

Jensen, P and Webster, E 2009, ’Another Look at the Relationship between Innovation Proxies’, Australian Economic Papers, 48(3), 252–269.

Jensen, P and Webster, E 2009, ‘Knowledge Management: Does Capture Impede Creation?’, Industrial and Corporate Change, 18(4), 701–727.

Jensen, PH, Webster, E and Witt, J 2009, ‘Hospital Type and Patient Outcomes: An Empirical Examination Using AMI Re-admission and Mortality Records’, Health Economics, 18(12), 1440–1460.

King, JE, Stewart, MM, Williamson, IO and McKay, PF 2009 ‘Social Identity Theory and Religious Bias toward Workplace Others’, proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management Conference.

Lim, K 2009, ‘The Many Faces of Absorptive Capacity: Spillovers of Copper Interconnect Technology for Semiconductor Chips’, Industrial and Corporate Change, 18(6), 1249–1284.

O’Sullivan, D and McCallig, J 2009, ‘Does Customer Satisfaction Influence the Relationship between Earnings and Firm Value?’, Marketing Letters, 20(4), 337–351.

O’Sullivan, D, Hutchinson, MC and O’Connell, V 2009, ‘Empirical Evidence of the Stock Market’s (Mis)Pricing of Customer Satisfaction’, International Journal of Research in Marketing, 26(2), 154–161.

O’Sullivan, D, Hutchinson, MC and O’Connell, V 2009, ‘Measuring Alpha: The Consequences of Ignoring the Four-Factor Model’, International Journal of Research in Marketing, 26(2), 164–165.

Richardson, M 2009, ‘Patents and Exhibitions’, Journal of World Intellectual Property, 12(5), 402–421.

Richardson, M and Bosland, J 2009, ‘Copyright and the New Street Literature’ in C Arup and W van Caenegem (eds),

Intellectual Property Policy Reform: Fostering Innovation and Development, Edward Elgar Publishing.

Rindova, V, Williamson, IO and Petkova, A 2010, ‘Reputation as an Intangible Asset: Reflections on Theory and Methods in Two Empirical Studies of Business School Reputations’, Journal of Management, 36(3), 610–619.

Rotstein, F and Dent, C 2009, ‘Third Party Challenges in Europe, the United States and Australia: A Comparative Analysis’, Journal of World Intellectual Property, 12(5), 467–499.

Thomson, R 2010, ‘Tax Policy and R&D Investment by Australian Firms’, Economic Record, 86(273), 260–280.

Yong, J, Palangkaraya, A, Webster, E and Dawkins, P 2009, ‘The Income Distributive Implications of Recent Private Health Insurance Policies in Australia’, European Journal of Health Economics, 10(2), 135–148.

Non-Refereed Publications Connelly, J, Thomson, R, Webster, E 2009, ‘PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index’.

Gans, J 2010, ‘When Is Static Analysis a Proxy for Dynamic Considerations? Reconsidering Antitrust and Innovation’, Innovation Policy and the Economy, 11.

Jensen, P and Webster, E 2009, ‘How Important Are Patents for Commercialising Inventions?’, Australasian Science, October, 35-36.

Leahy, A and Webster, E 2009, ‘IBM – Melbourne Institute Innovation Index’, IBM and Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

Palangkaraya, A 2010, ‘Patent Application Databases’, Australian Economic Review, 43(1), 77–87.

Thomson, R and Webster, E 2009, ‘A Profile of the Victorian Manufacturing Industry’, report prepared for the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance.

Thomson, R and Webster, E 2009, ‘What Does Economics Say about Intellectual Property?’, Insights, 6, 56–59.

Weatherall, K, Webster, E and Bently, L 2009, ‘IP Enforcement in the UK and Beyond: A Literature Review’, report prepared for the Strategic Advisory Board on IP, UK.

Webster, E 2009, ‘Does Australia Have a National Innovation System?’, Australian Economic Review, 42(1), 84–87.

Submissions to Government Advisory Council on Intellectual Property – Review of Patentable Subject Matter; Response to ACIP’s Options Paper, November 2009.


People ipria’s primary resource is its excellent personnel, which includes many outstanding researchers of international repute. The ipria team comprises the Director, two Associate Directors and the Executive Officer. The Director and Associate Directors provide the leadership of the Institute’s research program.In addition to its core research staff, ipria supports the work of, or collaborates with, an impressive network of associated researchers. These Research Associates are affiliated with leading universities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.ipria is assisted in achieving its mission by an Advisory Board and an International Board of Assessors. The Advisory Board’s membership is drawn from industry, business, government, the professions, and the academy. The International Board of Assessors includes leading intellectual property researchers from around the world.During the course of the year, ipria played host to a number of visiting fellows for research and event purposes.

Director Professor Elizabeth Webster BEcon, MA (Monash), PhD (Cambridge) Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research , The University of Melbourne.

Associate Directors Dr Kwanghui Lim BEng (NUS), PhD (MIT) Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne

Professor Megan Richardson BA, LLB (Well), LLM (Yale), LLM – Comparative Law (BFU) Professor and Deputy Director, Centre for Media and Communications Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne

Executive Officer Ms Michelle Wilson BA (Hons) (Melb)

Advisory Board The Advisory Board represents key external stakeholders in ipria and reflects the range of interests and activities undertaken by the Institute. The Advisory Board for 2009–10 is:

Mr Leon Allen, President, IPTA•Professor Vijoleta Braach-Maksvytis, Deputy Vice-•Chancellor (Innovation and Development), The University of MelbourneProfessor Joshua Gans, Professor of Managment - •Information Economics, Melbourne Business School, The Univesity of Melbourne

Mr Jefferson Harcourt, Managing Director, Grey •InnovationMr Owen Malone, Vice President Intellectual Property, •Fosters Group Ltd (Chair)Mr Michael Mileo, Senior Corporate Adviser, Value Adviser •AssociatesMr Philip Noonan, Director General, IP Australia•Professor Sam Ricketson, Melbourne Law School, The •University of MelbourneMr Roy Rose, Immediate-Past President, Australian •Industry Research GroupDr Andy Sierakowski, Chairman, Knowledge •Commercialisation Australia (KCA)Dr Rhonda Smith, Senior Lecturer, Department of •Economics, The University of MelbourneMr David Byers, Director Policy and Communication, •CEDAMr John Walker, President, AMPICTA•Associate Professor Beth Webster, Director, • ipria

Research Fellows Dr Chris Dent BA, LLB, PhD (Murdoch)

Ms Vicki Huang (from February 2010) BSc (Hons), BCom/BA (Monash), LLB (Hons) (Melb), LLM (Columbia)Dr Paul Jensen BEc (Syd), PhD (AGSM)

Dr Don O’Sullivan PhD (National University of Ireland)

Dr Alfons Palangkaraya BSc (UMo), MA (PennSt), PhD (OreSt)

Ms Fiona Rotstein (to December 2009) BA, LLB (Melb)

Dr Russell Thomson BSc (Melb), GCertArts (DevSt) (Melb), GradDipEcon (ANU), PhD (ANU)

Professor Ian O Williamson BA (Miami), PhD (UNC)Dr Lachlan Wilson BSc(Melb), PhD(LaTrobe), GDipIPLaw (Melb)

Research AssociatesAssociate Professor David Brennan B Com LLB (Hons), PhD GCertUniTeach (Melb) Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne

Professor Andrew Christie BSc, LLB Hons (Melb), LLM (London), PhD (Cambridge) Davies Collison Cave Chair of Intellectual Property

Professor Iain M Cockburn BSc (UoL), PhD (Harv) Professor of Finance and Economics, School of Management, Boston University

Resources


Associate Professor Catherine de Fontenay PhD (Stanford), BA (Hons) (McGill) Associate Professor – Economics, Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne

Dr Nisvan Erkal BA (Macalester College), PhD (Maryland) Lecturer, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne

Professor Joshua Gans BEcon (Hons) (Qld), PhD (Stanford) Professor of Management – Information Economics, Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne

Professor Christine Greenhalgh BSc Econ, MSc (LSE), PhD (Princeton) Fellow and Tutor in Economics, St. Peter’s College and Economics Research Director, Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre

Assistant Professor David Hsu BA/BEcon (Stanford), PhD (MIT) Assistant Professor of Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Professor Andrew Kenyon LLB (Hons) (Melb), LLM (London), PhD (Melb) Director, Centre for Media and Communications Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne

Dr Owen Morgan BA, LLB, PhD (Auck) IP Academic, The University of Auckland and Research Associate, Mira Szaszy Research Centre

Professor Sam Ricketson BA/LLB (Melb), LLM, LLD (London) Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne

Professor Mark Rogers LLM (Warwick), PhD (ANU) Senior Research Associate, Oxford Intellectual Property Research

Centre, Aston University, UK and Senior Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

Professor Danny Samson BE (Hons), PhD (UNSW) Professor of Management, Department of Management, The University of Melbourne

Dr Rhonda Smith BCom (Hons), MA (Eco), DCom (Melb) Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne

Assistant Professor Deepak Somaya PhD (Calif) Assistant Professor, Robert H Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

Professor Scott Stern BA, PhD (Stanford) Associate Professor, Kellog School of Management, Northwestern University, USA and Faculty Research Fellow, US National Bureau of Economic Research

Ms Kimberlee Weatherall BA, LLB (Syd), BCL (Oxford), LLM (Yale) Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School, The University of Queensland

Ms Robin Wright BMus (Melb), LLB (Hons) (LaTrobe), MA (Womens Studies) Research Fellow, Centre for Media and Communications Law (CMCL), Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne

Professor Anne Wyatt BComm (Hons) (USQ), PhD (UTS) Professor of Accounting, University of Queensland Business SchoolDr Jongsay Yong BA, BSocSci (Hons), MSocSci (NUS), MA, PhD (UBC) Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

Some members of the IPRIA Advisory Board - 2009


Research Expertiseipria’s expertise spans the broadest definition of intellectual property, covering issues relating to knowledge, personnel and intangible assets in addition to those associated with formal intellectual property rights, such as patents, trade marks and copyright. Its research examines issues associated with the creation, management and exploitation of intellectual property for both commercial gain and public good. ipria is a multidisciplinary centre which aims to:

support the development of world’s best practice public policy in relation to issues associated with the creation, •protection, management, exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property rights;

improve the ability of Australian organisations to protect, manage and exploit intellectual property; and•

contribute to the ongoing public debate in Australia about intellectual property issues and related matters, including •innovation policy and economic growth, from an informed perspective.

ipria’s research portfolio can be categorised under the following broad themes:

Enforcement of IP: examines issues related to the enforcement and protection of IP both in Australia and overseas.

The Use of IP: focuses on intra-organisational issues relating to IP creation, protection and exploitation. Projects cover a wide range of issues from internal management of IP assets to strategies for maximising value and access to IP.

Facilitating Knowledge Transfer: investigates inter-organisational effects of IP with a particular emphasis on the transfer of knowledge and IP. Projects in this theme explore issues associated with broader definitions of IP.

The International Context: examines the influence of the international IP system and markets on trade and knowledge flows. Projects in this theme consider, for example, how IP policies influence free trade agreements.

The Efficiency of the IP System: focuses on the IP rights system and ways of improving it.

Understanding IP: considers the history of Australian patent policy and patent attorney privilege.

Within these themes ipria’s core staff have specialist expertise in the following areas:

Intangible asset measurement, management and reporting•

Information technology law•

Organisation of innovative activity•

Copyright, patent and trade mark law•

Competitive effects of, and strategy for, IP•

Drivers of national innovation•

Relationship between firm productivity and innovation•

Role of spillovers•

Appropriability of intellectual property•


Financial Position

Financial Position, 2003–2010

2003 2004 2005 2006July 2007– June 2008

July 2008– June 2009

July 2009–June 2010

Income

Core Funding 1,200,000 1,135,000 1,706,000 870,000 870,000 1,003,000 716,100

Commissioned Work 71,880 38,015 43,147 154,636 178,100 107,682 125,356

Other Income 35,525 74,879 68,413 9,246 62,057 62,127 35,082

Total 1,307,405 1,247,894 1,817,560 1,033,882 1,110,157 1,172,809 876,538

ipria was established in 2002 with foundation funding from the Commonwealth of Australia through IP Australia, the University of Melbourne and the State of Victoria. Following the successful 2005 Review the University of Melbourne and IP Australia have agreed to provide core funding for another four years. In addition to its core funding, ipria obtains financial resources from research funding bodies and various stakeholders. Those financial resources support specific research projects.

Documents

2009-2010 IPRIA Annual Report