By John Walker

The theme of the LES (Australia/New Zealand) Annual Conference in May 2016 was “Creation to Commercial—Disruption and Opportunities.” In keeping with that theme, a presentation was made “Disruption in the IP Services Industry?” The “?” in this title essentially asks the question “Is There Disruption in the IP Services Industry?” This paper, based around that presentation, looks at that question from the viewpoint of the players or stakeholders in the IP industry, the IP lifecycle or ecosystem, and the products and/or services being supplied in the IP sector.