The Australian Government has published its response to the Productivity Commission’s final report on Australia’s Intellectual Property (IP) Arrangements.
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About us
We are the Australian Government agency that administers intellectual property (IP) rights and legislation relating to patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeder's rights.
Our vision is to have a world leading IP system that builds prosperity for Australia.
Agency overview
Our vision is to have a world leading IP system that builds prosperity for Australia.
Data and research
We provide valuable insights through our research to academics, business and policy makers.
Doing business with us
We are committed to creating an effective, efficient and accessible IP rights system.
Global engagement
We work with a range of international agencies to build and strengthen the IP rights system.
News, events and media centre quicktab
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25 August 2017 |
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22 September 2017 IP Australia’s virtual assistant ‘Alex’ has been recognised at the 4th Annual Intelligent Assistant Awards in San Francisco. |
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11 September 2017 Currently in a beta release trial period ending on 16 March 2018. |
 Thursday 5th October at 12:00pm - Thursday 5th October at 1:00pm Join us for an introductory patents workshop via webinar. At 12:00pm on Thursday 5 October 2017 |
 Monday 9th October at 11:00am - Monday 9th October at 12:00pm |
 Tuesday 10th October at 9:00am - Tuesday 10th October at 5:30pm The conference will be held in Sydney on Tuesday 10 October 2017. |
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21 September 2017 For the first time in its 120 year history, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) will hold their World Congress in Sydney. |
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6 September 2017 With the recent release of our new Corporate Plan we thought it timely to let you know about our value-added data services. |
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25 August 2017
Written by guest blogger Michael Baron To patent or not to patent is indeed the question to consider. |
Current vacancies
Some things you should know about applying for a job with us, such as whether you are eligible, how to prepare an application and how to include referee reports.
Careers
We offer a flexible workplace and rewarding career paths in the IP Industry. Our employment conditions are very competitive and we provide a range of programs to support staff in their work/life balance.
Indigenous recruitment
We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples and are constantly looking for ways to increase the numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff in our organisation.
Freedom of information
The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives any person the right to our information, unless exempted by the FOI Act.
Reporting fraud
We are committed to minimising the incidence of fraud against our operations and will not tolerate any fraudulent practices.
IP legislation
We administer IP legislation that provides the legislative basis for the patent, trade mark, design and plant breeder's rights systems of Australia.
Beta products
View and give feedback on IP Australia's systems and decisions before they are released.
