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For information on new government support for business see Business.gov.au.
Canberra, 19 January, 2017 – University of Canberra student Andrew Duck is jetting off to the USA later this month to undertake three weeks of training at international IT firm Pega’s global headquarters. This will be followed by a 12 month placement at Australian Government agency IP Australia to apply his newly learnt skills.
The recently launched World Intellectual Property Report 2017 focuses on intangible capital (including intellectual property) in global value chains.
In partnership with Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Melbourne, IP Australia has developed a single, internationally-linked trade mark database called TM-link.
TM-link is a world-first platform that links trade mark applications across countries and helps businesses search for trade marks across multiple jurisdictions.
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve been awarded a 2017 Prime Minister’s Silver Award for Excellence in Public Sector Management for our sustainable, innovative approaches demonstrated through the Australian Trade Mark Search system.
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.
