The top three pieces of advice ex-Navy diver turned innovator Tim Lyons would give aspiring entrepreneurs on intellectual property (IP) would be: g
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Welcome to our intellectual property resources and downloads portal. We've assembled tools, publications, videos and more to help guide you with your IP needs
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- Published: 24 October 2014
Patents guide - Published: 24 October 2014
International patents guide - Published: 10 September 2014
IP is your business
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Pictured: innovators and former University of NSW (UNSW) graduates, Julian Chow and Alfred Boyadgis with their smart helmet system the Alpine F |
Patented in 1996, WLAN, or WiFi as it is commonly known, is now installed in an estimated five billion devices such as laptops, phones, came |
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Frequently asked questions about trade marks
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- Published: 24 October 2014
Trade mark guide - Published: 24 October 2014
International trade mark guide - Published: 10 September 2014
IP is your business
Case studies
It may feel like you’re traversing a minefield in cross country skis when you go to register your trade mark but it really shouldn’t be a difficult |
Canberran Trish Smith sat on a plane waiting for take-off. |
Necessity is the mother of all inventions, and so it was with Emma Lovell and the birth of Fly Babee. |
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Frequently asked questions about designs
Multiple designs
- Is there a discount when filing multiple designs?
- When registering a design if, there are three variations on the one theme do you need to lodge three different applications or can you do this on the one application?
- In a design registration containing multiple designs, can I choose to examine or renew only some of the designs (not all of them)?
Forms & publications
Publications
- Published: 24 October 2014
Designs guide - Published: 10 September 2014
IP is your business - Published: 18 Dec 2014
IP - your business edge
Case studies
Design examiners are often the first point of contact for many of the most ingenious innovations originating in Australia. |
Canberran Trish Smith sat on a plane waiting for take-off. |
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Frequently asked questions about plant breeder's rights
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- Published: 24 October 2014
Plant breeder's rights guide - Published: 10 September 2014
IP is your business - Published: 18 Dec 2014
IP - your business edge
Case studies
Nahida Bhuiyan has been an examiner in plant breeder’s rights (PBR) for nearly 10 years. |
Andrew Lake from Pristine Forage Technologies talks about how plant breeder’s rights has helped his business in this video series. |
Intergrain has a highly successful wheat and barley program that targets the major cereal growing areas of Australia. Tress Walmsley, Intergrain CEO, talks about the company's transition to the end point royalty system. |
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- Published: 27 August 2019
Protection of Indigenous Knowledge in the Intellectual Property System - Published: 14 August 2019
Customer Service Charter Quarterly Report Q4 2018-2019 - Published: 26 June 2019
Designs Law and Practice
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The top three pieces of advice ex-Navy diver turned innovator Tim Lyons would give aspiring entrepreneurs on intellectual property (IP) would be: g |
Pictured: innovators and former University of NSW (UNSW) graduates, Julian Chow and Alfred Boyadgis with their smart helmet system the Alpine F |
It may feel like you’re traversing a minefield in cross country skis when you go to register your trade mark but it really shouldn’t be a difficult |