The efficiency of the global patent system

该项目将是世界上第一个将新的国际专利数据库与来自澳大利亚、日本、美国、欧洲和中国亚洲（中国、台湾）的更深入的本地信息结合起来的联合收割机研究。 专利制度应在全球范围内保持一致;使用起来应简单和具有成本效益;在授予垄断权方面应吝啬;并为所有发明者提供一个公平的竞争环境。现有的经验证据表明，专利制度目前效率低下，这对我们的研究和开发部门产生了负面影响。

This project will be the first study in the world to combine a new international patent database with more in-depth local information from Australia, Japan, US, Europe and Chinese Asia (China, Taiwan). The patent system should be globally consistent; simple and cost effective to use; parsimonious in the grant of monopoly rights; and provide a level playing field for all inventors. Existing empirical evidence indicates that the patent system is currently inefficient and this has negative effects on our Research and Development sector.