Publications, Research Documents and Papers

Papers and publications by Crispin Marsh. These have been further divided into the areas listed below.

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• Commercialisation
• Intellectual Property
• Licensing
• Letters from Oxford

• Commercialisation


• Involving Stakeholders in the Innovation Process - AIRG 2005 Conference presentation (PDF 1.9MB)
• Due Diligence from an Intellectual Property point of view - Notes from a presentation given to a Conference entitled "Managing the Due Diligence Process for Successful Outcomes in Technology Commercialisation" - 22-23 June 1998
• Innovative strategies for converting Intellectual Property to cash - This paper discusses policies to identify and protect Intellectual Property (IP), IP commercialisation, raising the profile of your IP, and negotiating effective agreements. Presented to a conference on Intellectual Property in April 1998.
• Wealth Creation: Bridging the gap between investors and technology. Summarises the steps required for the commercialisation of new technology. Presented to a conference organised by the Warren Centre in July 1997.
• Licensing Intellectual Property: Making money for the organisation - Paper presented to the "Managing, Protecting & Commercialising Intellectual Property '98" Conference, October 1998.
• "Is Australia Risk Averse?" - Article published in Technology Business Review, June 2001.

• Intellectual Property


• Intellectual Property - It can be as good as a free lunch - A paper discussing the value of Intellectual Property, given to a seminar in Wollongong organised by I.P. Australia, March 1998.
• 1990 Patents Act - A critical look at the 1990 Patents Act From the Australian Intellectual Property Journal, August 1993.
• More comments on the 1990 Patents Act - Further comments on the 1990 Patents Act. This article appeared in Patent World, June 1992.
• What is the patent system all about? - Brief notes on the patent system and how it may be used by the innovator. - Presented to a conference of The Association of Regulatory and Clinical Scientists (ARCS) entitled "Protecting and Profiting from Innovation", Sept 1994.

• Licensing


• Improvement Clauses - A workshop presentation on Improvement Clauses given to the LES (USA and Canada) Annual Meeting in Puerto Rico in October 1996 and at the LES (Australia and New Zealand) Annual Meeting in April 1998 - April 1998
• Licensing Laws - A light hearted look at the life of a (mythical) Licensing Executive. After dinner speech, LES (Australia and New Zealand) Annual Dinner - 1983
• Licensing Pitfalls - This article discusses some pitfalls in the licensing process and how they may be avoided. This appeared in "les Nouvelles", September 1983 - September 1983
• Determining a Fair Royalty - Discussion by Crispin on "what is a fair royalty?" as published in an FB Rice & Co newsletter - 1997
• Structuring Royalty Payments to Mutual Advantage - A workshop presented to an LES International meeting in Melbourne, April 1999. *Includes a downloadable Microsoft Excel example / demonstration file* - April 1999

• Letters from Oxford

A collection of letters sent to the Australian Institute of Patent Attorneys by Crispin while working in the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre.

• Letter 1 - A discussion of the distribution of profit among partners of a professional firm which allows for maternity and other extended leave - May 1996
• Letter 2 - An introduction to the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre - Jun 1996
• Letter 3 - A discussion of the economic rationale for the patent system with an emphasis on the multi-inventive individual or company - Oct 1996
• Letter 4 - An explanation of the delights of historical research into the English patent system - Nov 1996
• Letter 5 - A plea for patent attorneys to be more commercially minded in order to better serve their client's interests - Dec 1996