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If you’re an innovative small or medium enterprise (SME), the Australian Government would like to hear from you.

Our annual flagship publication, the Australian IP Report, shows 2017 was a strong year for trade mark and design applications. The report sets out trends and analysis on the use of the IP system by Australians in 2017.

We listened to your feedback and are happy to announce that the newly updated IP Toolkit is now live.

If you’re a start-up or small business looking to grow your business and expand overseas, you won’t want to miss our first ever IP Summit, Launch to export: take your ideas global.

The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill 2018 was introduced to the House of Representatives on 28 March 2018, and is currently before the Parliament for consideration.

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. This paper explores the relationship between tradition-based knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and issues of IP, cultural heritage and economic empowerment.

Our proposed response to public comment on proposed implementation of the Government’s response to the Productivity Commission’s 2016 inquiry on Australia’s IP arrangements have been published.