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Indigenous Knowledge
IP Australia is pleased to publish Indigenous Knowledge: Issues for protection and management, a paper by Indigenous intellectual property (IP) firm Terri Janke and Company.
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These simple tools and resources will help you make the next steps in your intellectual property journey.
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News, events and media centre quicktab
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15 May 2018 |
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4 May 2018 We've launched Trade Mark Assist, a tool that can help you through the process of protecting your brand in a few easy steps: Learn, search, apply. |
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3 May 2018 We’re migrating our older electronic patent records in our backend systems as part of an ongoing program of work to modernise and |
 Wednesday 30th May at 12:00pm - Wednesday 30th May at 1:00pm IP Australia is holding an introductory designs workshop via webinar. At 12:00pm on Wednesday 30 May 2018 |
 Wednesday 6th June at 12:00pm - Wednesday 6th June at 1:00pm IP Australia is holding an introductory IP workshop via webinar. At 12:00pm on Wednesday 6 June 2018 |
 Thursday 21st June at 12:00pm - Thursday 21st June at 1:00pm IP Australia is holding an introductory trade marks workshop via webinar. At 12:00pm on Thursday 21 June 2018 |
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9 May 2018 In this guest blog post, John Catibog from Indagard tells us how he came up with a unique name for his business, and some tips for others looking to do the same. |
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9 May 2018 To build your business for success, setting yourself apart from others is vital. Your brand is the way you show your customers who you are – your identity. However, what many people don’t know is to have full control over your brand you need to protect it with a trade mark. |
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26 April 2018 For World IP day this year, we are featuring various women who are ‘powering change’ by making valuable contributions to the Intellectual Property and innovation sector. |
Public consultations
As part of our commitment to improving our agency and the Australian intellectual property system, we regularly call for submissions from the public.
You can stay informed about our public consultations here.
We have also published a beta version of a register of issues that IP Australia is considering or working on for policy action or legislative amendment. You can view the register, comment on individual issues or submit new issues.
