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What
is IP Australia? What we do
What we do
IP Australia administers the patents, designs, trade marks and Plant Breeder's Rights systems.
We receive and process applications, conduct hearings and decide on disputed
matters relating to the granting or denial of Australian IP rights. Our customers
are individuals and businesses in Australia and overseas.
We maintain the Registers of Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Plant Breeder's Rights and Olympic Designs.
Australia is a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). This allows you to make a patent application designating the member countries of the Treaty within which you intend to seek patents. We receive PCT applications and carry out international searches and international preliminary examinations for customers who use the PCT to seek patents.
Our communication program provides individuals and organisations with general
information about how to take advantage of their IP.
We can explain, in general, ways in which these rights can help organisations
innovate and develop a distinctive identity.
We form strategic relationships with other IP leaders.
We work with IP offices in other countries, and with international and regional organisations, to enhance Australia's role in developing IP systems and processes around the world. We work with professional bodies, business groups and government to ensure the effectiveness of Australia's IP system.
We maintain libraries of intellectual property documents.
We also provide public facilities for searching information on existing IP rights and sell copies of patent documents and other material.
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