Encompass - the Full Court of the Federal Court issue decision
Published: 19 September 2019

On 13 September 2019, the Full Court of the Federal Court issued their decision in Encompass Corporation Pty Ltd v InfoTrack Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 161. 

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Designs Review Project
Published: 3 September 2019

Building on recent reviews of the registered designs system in Australia, IP Australia has begun a holistic review of the design ecosystem: The Designs Review Project.

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Changes to PCT translations requirements commencing on 25 September 2019
Published: 3 September 2019

Amendments to the Patents Regulations 1991 will come into effect on 25 September 2019, which will simplify the filling of translations of patent documents and certificates of verification.

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Indigenous Knowledge Consultation Report released
Published: 27 August 2019

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews today released the consultation report titled Protection of Indigenous Knowledge in the Intellectual Property System.

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Minor correction to PCT Translations regulations
Published: 12 August 2019

A minor correction has been made to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (PCT Translations and Other Measures) Regulations 2019 to ensure that it achieves its purpose of removing requirements to always file certificates of verification with translations of patent documents.

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European Geographical Indications Public Objections Process
Published: 12 August 2019

In June 2018 the Australian Government launched negotiations for a comprehensive and ambitious Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European-Union (EU). As part of the agreement, the EU are asking for Australia to protect a list of EU geographical indications (GIs).

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AusPat is being updated
Published: 31 July 2019

We’re updating AusPat’s older underlying search engine in our backend system as part of an ongoing program of work to modernise and transform service delivery for the benefit of staff and customers.

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The Corporate Plan 2019-20 is now available
Published: 26 July 2019

The IP Australia Corporate Plan 2019-20 has now been released.

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Implementation of the Government response to the Productivity Commission’s 2016 report into Australia’s Intellectual Property (IP) Arrangements
Published: 25 July 2019

The Government has released its response to the Productivity Commission’s 2016 report on Australia’s IP arrangements (PC report). Many of the IP recommendations require amendments to the legislation that IP Australia is responsible for.

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Australian Design Search is now live
Published: 10 July 2019
We’re excited to announce that we’ve officially launched Australian Design Search.
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