Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify the need for protection of new inventions and innovations
- Research what constitutes a new invention or innovation in Australia
- Identify legislative requirements governing invention and innovation protection
- Identify inventions and innovations within own organisation that may require protection and identify the type of patent applicable
- Conduct research to determine other inventions or innovations in a specific area of technology
- Research patent information, use patent search and patent search tools, and evaluate their usefulness for the organisation
- Evaluate commercialisation potential of new inventions or innovations to determine if protection is worth pursuing
- Identify and initiate the process for protection of inventions and innovations
- Identify sources of information and advice on protecting and searching new inventions or innovations
- Identify processes required for filing a successful patent application
- Identify processes for international invention protection
- Evaluate the role of intellectual property professionals in the patent application process
- Participate in a patent search and patent application and provide relevant information to an intellectual property professional for patent search and patent application, if required
- Identify non-registrable forms of a protection strategy and evaluate the benefits of utilising patent alternatives
- Monitor the market and protect and use new inventions and innovations
- Identify and review organisation policies and procedures to ensure the protection and use of new inventions and innovations
- Identify and establish processes to use own and others’ patents for business growth
- Identify appropriate legal measures to protect an invention or innovation against certified infringements, if required, with assistance of appropriate professionals
- Monitor the market for possible patent infringements
- Ensure all employees are aware of the importance to the organisation of protecting new inventions and innovations and implement training if required
- Identify and review organisation policies and procedures to prevent infringement of others’ inventions and innovations