Has COVID-19 Affected Patent, Trade Mark or Design Filing Activity ? – an Australian Perspective

COVID-19 has had many devastating impacts all around the world, both in terms of fatalities and other health impacts, and also in economic terms.  While the economic impact is yet to be fully understood, it has led to significant drops in GDP activity in many countries. In Australia, the drop in GDP due to COVID-19 has been estimated to be 7%.

But how has this affected IP activity – particularly in relation to intellectual property?

In this blog found here, published on the website Patentology, I provide some answers to these questions.