Its creator, Perth man Mark Murray, believes his cross between a hamburger and a hotdog could be worth $100 million. The extraordinary amount of interest in the Hamdog - and the potential for it to earn millions - is why Murray is now auctioning off his patent to the highest bidder. On Friday, the design patent will be auctioned online. In Australia, the Hamdog is protected by an Australian Design Registration, but in the US it's protected by a full US design patent. Queensland University of Technology's intellectual property and innovation law expert Professor Matthew Rimmer says the original patent isn't rock solid, as it's a design patent which has not been certified.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 28, 2016 07:18 UTC