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Quick questions on CSIRO Wi-Fi development: HSC Investigating Science Module 6
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What is the patent enforcement?Show answer
By the early 2000s Wi-Fi was a global standard but most manufacturers had not licensed the CSIRO patent. CSIRO began enforcement litigation in 2005 against Buffalo Technology, then against the world's major Wi-Fi chip makers.
What is q1?Show answer
Outline how a discovery in radio astronomy became the foundation of Wi-Fi technology. [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
CSIRO recovered approximately 600 million AUD through Wi-Fi patent enforcement. Evaluate this as a return on public research investment. [4 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
A researcher proposes that government should fund only "applied" research with clear commercial endpoints. (a) Use the Wi-Fi case to argue against this position. (b) Identify one limitation of the Wi-Fi case study as a general argument.
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