QUT Media 29th November 2023 QUT researcher Professor Matthew Rimmer, who contributed to the Senate report on the new tobacco regulation bill, has praised the legislation as laying the foundation for law reform on regulation of tobacco and e-cigarettes. Professor Matthew Rimmer, from the QUT Australian Centre for Health Law…

Berkeley Technology Law Journal Matthew Rimmer Abstract This Article tells the story of the fight for the right to repair in Australia. It is intended to complement comparative research elsewhere, looking at the right to repair in the United States and Canada; the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the European Union…

Matthew Rimmer Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia Sustainability 2023, 15(20), 14839; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014839 Received: 31 July 2023 / Revised: 6 September 2023 / Accepted: 13 September 2023 / Published: 13 October 2023 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Logistics and…

QUT Media, 19 July 2023 Australia needs a new, independent regulatory body and specific offences, penalties and remedies to curb deceptive ‘greenwashing’ marketing claims after the ACCC found the practice was rife among Australian companies. Vague and unqualified claims about environmental sustainability by Australian companies common: ACCC Australia should copy…

QUT Media 29 May 2023 E-cigarette Companies Seek IP Protections in Face of Rising Regulation A sharp rise in intellectual property applications regarding e-cigarettes indicates high investment and speculation in new technology related to them, says QUT Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation Matthew Rimmer. Queensland inquiry into Vaping and…

QUT Media, 13 April 2023 Rimmer, Matthew (2023) A Submission on the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Amendment Bill 2023 (Qld): Health and Environment Committee, the Queensland Parliament. Health and Environment Committee, the Queensland Parliament. Queensland must adopt a tobacco endgame strategy 13th April 2023 The elimination of smoking in…

Matthew Rimmer Script-ed Volume 20, Issue 1, February 2023 Matthew Rimmer* Download PDF Abstract Considering recent litigation in the Australian courts, and an inquiry by the Productivity Commission, this paper calls for patent law reform in respect of the right to repair in Australia. It provides an evaluation of the decision…

Matthew Rimmer Abstract This commentary highlights the history of conflict and division over intellectual property, technology transfer, and clean technologies during international climate negotiations. It considers the scope for open licensing to make environmental knowledge, data, technology, and intellectual property more widely accessible and available in order to better address…

by Matthew Rimmer Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia Academic Editor: Patricia Easteal Laws 2022, 11(5), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/laws11050079 Received: 16 September 2022 / Revised: 13 October 2022 / Accepted: 14 October 2022 / Published: 19 October 2022 Download PDF Citation Export Abstract In…