People's Choice Voting - Closing Soon Voting for the Next Big Thing Award™ 2008 People's Choice Award closes Monday 9 June 2008. All participants go in the draw for the chance to win an mp3 player. Simply visit the profile of your favourite finalist and enter your details in the People's Choice Voting box to cast your vote. Winners will be notified via email. The People's Choice Award winner receives $2,500 cash, as well as other prizes and media promotion. Visit nextbigthingaward.com to vote or SMS* your name and state, along with your choice of finalist to 0435 176 079.
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Safe Turn on New Inventors 
The Safe Turn Indicator is a small, portable, automatic turn indicator that easily clips to the included wristband or to the cyclist's own glove. |
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Premier's Design Awards
 The Premier’s Design Awards are a biennial awards program developed by the Victorian State Government to recognise excellence in the realm of design practice in Victoria, and to communicate the value of good design to a broad public and business audience both locally and internationally. Up to 40 Design Marks across 11 categories will be exhibitied at the Melbourne Museum from 17 July - 3 August 2008. Visit stateofdesign.com.au/premiersdesignawards for information and an application form. |
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i-link Opportunities are new products, inventions, innovations and business ideas that need help attracting specific types of assistance e.g. licensees, investors, distributors etc. To find out more visit i-link Opportunties on the INNOVIC website.  
Seeking Possible licensees
Current Status Already Selling Description Maxjoiner is a tool that makes the process of joining plaster sheet panels simple and efficient. Broad expanse ceilings and long run verticals can be clear and seemingly joint free. Visit Maxjoiner's full profile › 
Seeking Investment
Current Status Currently marketing at a low level Description This can cooler uses existing high-quality print techniques and stocks to provide a low cost, visually stunning and functionally effective product to its market. Visit Coolaz®'s full profile › |
 Taipei International Invention Show & Technomart The 2008 Taipei International Invention Show and Technomart will attract thousands of technology suppliers, buyers, and intellectual property service providers interested in identifying business partners and commercialising the latest innovations in and around the Asia Pacific Region. INNOVIC organised and accompanied three exhibitors to Taipei last year where their innovations were displayed to over 50,000 attendees. If you are interested in participating contact INNOVIC via info@innovic.com.auor on 03 9650 4733. This year’s show runs from September 25 to 28. See inventaipei.com.tw for more details. |
The 2008 Australian Innovation Festival runs until the 30th June, with over 500 events in all States and Territories. The Festival will celebrate its 7th anniversary with the theme: "Innovation for our Future". Visit ausinnovation.org for more information & events. |
2.11.1942 - 17.6.2007 Dearly loved friend and colleague. Sadly missed by the INNOVIC team, associates and innovators across Victoria. |
BusinessWeek 2008 brings together some of the biggest names and finest minds in trade across the Australian and Chinese marketplaces. Visit businessweekoz.com.au for more information & events. |
  
 Wed. 18 June 1.00pm - 2.00pm FREE Level 1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne Patents and Intellectual Property. This FREE seminar demystifies the IP process and helps you to identify which type of protection is appropriate for your product or service. Topics include Australian and overseas patenting, costs and a question and answer session. Presented in conjunction with Allens Arthur Robinson. To register visit innovic.com.au or Tel: 03 9650 4733 The Alfred Deakin Innovation Lectures 2008 4 - 15 June FREE Various venues incl. BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne Created to inform, provoke and stimulate ideas and conversations, the Alfred Deakin Lectures are a celebration of big ideas and brilliant minds. The 2008 Deakin Lectures will again focus on innovation and its importance to all aspects of our economy and society. The Deakin Lectures are free, and everyone is welcome. Visit deakinlectures.net for more information about times and venues.  RMIT Entrepreneurship ForumThurs. 12 June 6.00 - 7.30pm Swanston Hall, Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne Hear from people who know about business growth first hand. They will share the lessons they learned along the way. A representative from Business Victoria will discuss services for small business. RSVP online by Thursday 5 June. FREE Event.  2008 Bridge to the USWed. 4 June 5.30 - 7.00pm Investment Centre Victoria Level 46, ANZ Tower, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne ANZA Technology Network is looking for innovative high-tech, biotech/medtech, clean tech, Web 2.0, IT and new media companies to participate in FREE 30-minute consultations that will help them get into the US market. Register online here. |
 Tip of the Month John Landells, Patent Attorney www.aar.com.au Patent Protection, Public Disclosure & Grace Period To obtain valid patent protection the invention must be novel and inventive at the time the first patent application is filed. Therefore, it is important to rememeber that you must not sell, offer to sell or publicly disclose details of your invention before filing a patent application. Such premature disclosure may risk invalidating any protection subsequently obtained. Under Australian patent law a grace period of 12 months from any public disclosure is provided in which to file a complete (full) application. However, such a broad grace period is not provided in most other countries. Therefore patent rights to the technology at issue may be jeopardised in other jursidictions outside Australia should premature disclosure occur. It is therefore recommended that before any public disclosure (and preferably before any confidential disclosure) of the details of an invention occur, a provisional patent application be filed to secure your rights to the invention. |
  The 2008 Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award celebrates six years of rewarding emerging Australia designers. The award is a most prestigious design award and offers the richest design prize. Talented designers are now invited to enter. More information at bombaysapphire.com/designdiscoveryaward  Nominations are now open for the 2008 Telstra Business Women's Awards, which recognise successful women across the country for their business acumen and career success. Entrants are judged on a range of criteria and may be submitted online or via post by 6 June 2008. Click here for more information.  For scientists, technologists and innovators across Australia,the award recognises excellence in the technological sciences and engineering. Nominations are now open and they will close 30 June 2008. Download nomination forms at cluniesross.org.au or contact Michelle Dimench on 03 9340 1202 or michelled@atse.org.au |