About Us

IP Australia is the Australian Government agency that administers intellectual property (IP) rights and legislation relating to patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeder's rights. We are a prescribed agency within the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.

By granting IP rights, we help to:

create a secure environment for investment in innovation
enable firms to build brand value and business reputation
encourage the disclosure of inventions and the transfer of knowledge and technology
provide a legal framework for trading intellectual assets

We focus on ensuring that:

the Australian IP system meets business needs
the international IP system meets the needs of Australians
our people work together in an environment where we continually learn in order to succeed
we provide our customers with quality services that meet their needs
our operations are cost effective

Last Updated: 31/1/2012