Agency Overview

Purpose

     Ensuring Australians benefit from great ideas.

Vision

     Creating a world leading IP system building prosperity for Australia.

Key Activities
Portfolio Budget Statement Programs

Program 1: IP Rights Administration and Professional Registration

• Administer patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeder’s rights legislation.
• Administer the Trans-Tasman IP attorney regime for Australian and New Zealand patents attorneys, and Australian trade marks attorneys.

Program 2: Education and awareness

• Deliver proactive outreach programs that inform and educate Australian businesses, with emphasis on small and medium enterprises.
• Build and leverage partnerships with Government, industry partners and universities to promote the IP system and maximise impact.

Program 3: Advice to Government and International Engagement

• Provide high quality advice to the Government on the development of IP policy and legislation.
• Engage internationally, working with bodies such as the World Intellectual Property Organization and other IP offices to influence IP policy and practice.

Performance Measures

Performance measure 1
IP Australia’s timeliness, quality, satisfaction and availability commitments are met.

Performance measure 2
Process trans-Tasman attorney registration applications within 15 working days from the date that the application complies with registration requirements.

Performance measure 3
Improved awareness of the IP rights system.

Performance measure 4
Provision of high-quality advice to the Australian Government on policy, legislation, ministerial correspondence and briefs.

Strategic Objectives

• 1. Impact
  • 1.1 Maintain a high quality, customer-centric IP rights system.
  • 1.2 Increase our reputation, influence and contribution to the IP eco-system.

• 2. Customer
  • 2.1 Increase customer experience excellence in the delivery of IP rights services.
  • 2.2 Increase access to and benefits from IP rights ownership.

• 3.Capability
  • 3.1 Create and maintain capabilities that meet the current and future needs of the IP rights system.
  • 3.2 Build a workplace culture that is empowered, inclusive and risk-engaging.

• 4.Innovation
  • 4.1 Increase innovation and adaptiveness in our administration of the IP rights system.
  • 4.2 Provide continually improving contemporary digital customer services and staff experiences.

Significant Initiatives

• Deliver evidence-based improvements to IP right systems and legislation, including the protection and awareness of Indigenous Knowledge.
• Review our fees in accordance with the principles of the Australian Government Charging Framework.
• Deliver agreed reforms to the regulated attorney profession on behalf of the Australian and New Zealand governments.
• Implementing the four priorities of the APS Reform Agenda.
• Embed innovation within the agency to identify emerging needs and opportunities and support the creation of new products and services.
• Invest in IT infrastructure to ensure continued improvements to customer and corporate systems.
• Deliver modern, streamlined examination platforms, systems and processes to enable more effective IP rights administration.
• Create new systems and processes that improve data capabilities.
• Deliver programs that continue to transform IP Australia to be customer-centric and delivery-focussed.
• Look for innovative ways to promote increased awareness of the IP system.
• Establish ourselves an employer of choice by improving our diversity and inclusion, workforce capability and remaining at the forefront of flexible work practices.