Patents 
The Chordic Graphic User Interface, which is owned by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), has been protected through lodgement of patent applications in some 30 different countries. The patent deals with a Human Machine Interface (HMI) which embodies the concept of "what you see, is what you press" (WYSIWYP).

Patents have already been deeded in the following countries:

A Human/Machine Interface for Computing Devices
Australia 24413/95 693553 23/5/95
Canada 2196881 - 23/5/95
China 95194674.9 ZL95194674.9 23/5/95
Europe 95918475.5 - 23/5/95
Finland 970262 - 23/5/95
Japan 529940/95 - 23/5/95
South Korea 97-701133 393403 23/5/95
New Zealand 285346 285346 23/5/95
Singapore 9700412-1 36530 23/5/95
USA 08/737428 5900864 23/5/95

A Chordic Engine for Data Input
Australia 2003903098 - 18/6/03
PCT AU2004/000797 - 18/6/04

Australia 2003100131* 2003100131 25/2/03 A Human/Machine Interface for Computing Devices*
Australia 2004100131* 200400131 20/2/04 A Human/Machine Interface*

* Innovation Patents

AIMS also owns Trade Marks for “WetPC” and “Kord” in Australia (Nos. 725073 and 725074 ) and the United States (Nos. 2199331 and 2190379).