The Drawing Room

The problem with patents


Listen Later

What do polymer bank notes, the electric drill and Zinc sunscreen all have in common?

They were all inventions with patents written in Australia. And while these became highly successful, not all patents are. 

‘IP Provocations’ is a new podcast exploring whether patents are facilitating the spread of knowledge and innovation as they were designed to do or whether they’re in fact inhibiting it.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Drawing RoomBy ABC

  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4

4

5 ratings


More shows like The Drawing Room

View all
Philosopher's Zone by ABC

Philosopher's Zone

210 Listeners

Short & Curly by ABC

Short & Curly

1,741 Listeners

Conversations by ABC

Conversations

844 Listeners

All In The Mind by ABC

All In The Mind

776 Listeners

Politics Now by ABC News

Politics Now

90 Listeners

Ideas at the House by Sydney Opera House

Ideas at the House

22 Listeners

If You're Listening by ABC

If You're Listening

301 Listeners

Unravel by ABC

Unravel

1,057 Listeners

ABC Rewind by ABC

ABC Rewind

43 Listeners

ABC News Daily by ABC News

ABC News Daily

128 Listeners

The World Today by ABC News

The World Today

11 Listeners

ABC KIDS News Time by ABC KIDS listen

ABC KIDS News Time

192 Listeners

No Feeling Is Final by ABC

No Feeling Is Final

118 Listeners

Stuff The British Stole by ABC and CBC

Stuff The British Stole

1,004 Listeners

Mr M History Podcast by Cameron Mitchell

Mr M History Podcast

5 Listeners