How effective is patent protection in Australia?

Kim Weatherall and Paul Jensen have created and analysed a database of all patent enforcement decisions (on both validity and infringement) of Australian courts for the period 1997-2003. Their analysis indicates that, "in line with theoretical predictions, patent owners are more likely to have at least some of their claims upheld in both validity and infringement determinations than they are to lose all of their claims."

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