Mark Summerfield

Former #patent #examiner sues IP Australia over "abusive management practices", claiming quality control violated his decision-making authority. Now heading to Federal Court after Fair Work dismissal. 🏛️⚖️ #auslaw #IPAustralia #fairwork blog.patentology.com.au/2025/06/form...

I've been updating claude.ai (3.7 Sonnet) on what's been happening in the US since its knowledge cutoff (October 2024). I had to tell it to assume that what I am telling it is true, but it seems pretty concerned!

Just published: #DeepSeek #AI's pro-China bias? Easily bypassed! 🧠 I ran DeepSeek-14B locally and found its political restrictions are just superficial guardrails. With the right system prompt, it delivers balanced responses on Tiananmen Square and Xinjiang! blog.patentology.com.au/2025/02/deep...

This is what Australian (all non-US?) users now see in Google Maps #GulfOfMexico

Australian patent filings 2024: China surpasses Australia! Healthcare innovation booming 🏥, LG Electronics dominates filings 📱, and tobacco companies still trying to look innovative 🤔. Full analysis here: blog.patentology.com.au/2025/02/pate... #patents #IP #innovation #auslaw

First they came for USAID, and we did nothing because it wasn't a hill we were prepared to die on. Then they came for the FBI, and we did nothing because it wasn't a hill we were prepared to die on. Then they came for Congress, and we did nothing because we were in handcuffs and under armed guard.

I have been telling people since the US election that the world has more to fear from Musk than Trump this time around. Sometimes I hate being right.

I guess Bianca Censori proved Hans Christian Andersen wrong.

Australian #patent filings were down 3.4% to 30,442 in 2024, while small independent firms continue gaining market share - now >20% of filings, 2x their 2014 levels. My latest insights into changing market dynamics across AU/NZ patent attorney services blog.patentology.com.au/2025/01/pate...

Look, obviously Trump doesn't know what happened. But, just as you'd expect, the one thing he knows for sure is that IT'S NOT HIS FAULT! I'm sure that everybody affected by this tragedy will be greatly comforted by that knowledge.

Three weeks ago: garnering empathy for the loss of his home in the California fires (a home which, it turned out, 'miraculously' hadn't actually burned). Today: BAU, back to helping normalise racism on X.

There are two kinds of people in the world: people who think there are two kinds of people in the world, and people who don't.

I checked Google Maps. It still says "Gulf of Mexico". Should I report an error? 🤣

Elon Musk is Bizarro Tony Stark.

With this on top of the FDA banning Red Food Dye No. 3, it seems like a pretty good news day for rats.

Thank god someone's thinking of the rats!

I honestly don't know why anyone is surprised by this. Musk hires people (e.g. at Tesla, SpaceX, etc) to do stuff they're good at, and then takes all the credit. It's what he does. Same thing here. I don't think he believes it is cheating. It's just how he thinks the world works.

🚨 SCAM ALERT: Fraudsters are now impersonating registered trade marks attorneys in Australia to target IP owners. Essential information for IP owners and professionals. blog.patentology.com.au/2024/12/new-... #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #Scamalert

OpenAI has fixed the 'David Mayer' issue in ChatGPT, but it still can't say 'Brian Hood' - although it did try to avoid failure this time!

Biden's final act as President should be to install a karaoke machine in the Oval Office.

Full Court highlights flaws in Australia's 'best method' requirement. Know the best parameters at filing? Must disclose. Find them later? Keep them secret! 🤔 Is this the #patent bargain we want? New blog explores why reform may be needed. #IPLaw #AusLaw blog.patentology.com.au/2024/11/is-i...

🔍 Full Court says finding prior art may be easier than we thought! New analysis of Sandoz v Bayer explores how the bar for "ascertainment" under pre-RtB patent law might be lower than expected. Big implications for patent challenges. #patents #IP #AusLaw blog.patentology.com.au/2024/11/hind...

In a rare departure from form, I wrote about a #trademark case. It's all about star power! Full Court Delivers Hot N Cold Comfort in Katy Perry Trade Mark Battle - blog.patentology.com.au/2024/11/full...

How is this not called the Godzilla Nebula? And that's surely Gamera at the bottom left.

Unbelievable that this is still happening. Here's a tip: if your lawyer is not sufficiently aware of what's been going on the courts to know the risks of using AI tools, you might want to find another lawyer. I'm not saying don't use the tools, but they can't be used blindly!

Ironically, #enshittification has itself become enshittified. Coined by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy for a process whereby platforms initially serve, but eventually capture and fleece their users & business customers, it's now mostly used to describe anything that's not as good as it used to be.

Whoever said that 'the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different results' had clearly never used anything implemented in software!

Seven months ago. On the first day of jury selection. Before any evidence presented or heard. This woman clearly has a firm grasp on the operation of the legal system.🤦‍♂️

This isn't news. This is something you could have read in Jonestown in 2006. @jennaprice.bsky.social wrote about this historical experience in her column this morning.

Another difference between Bluesky and X: on Bluesky #VaccinesWork! Good to see the WHO here.

5 authors I've read 5+ books by Haruki Murakami Salman Rushdie Neal Stephenson Margaret Atwood Iain Banks (and Iain M Banks) And three I self-censored from the list out of shame! JK Rowling Bret Easton Ellis Orson Scott Card

Elon Musk’s generative AI chatbot, Grok, turns on him, labelling him “one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X”.