DECEMBER 2007 / JANUARY 2008
Asia
Australia: Ian Heath resigned from his position as director-general of IP Australia on November 2. Heath was appointed in 1999. He oversaw the modernization of IP Australia's IT systems and pushed hard for the organization to provide patent examination services to other offices, including the USPTO.

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