IP Menu - Australia - Intellectual Property Resources

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IP FIRMS / ORGANISATIONS	ATTORNEY LISTINGS Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (IPTA) List of Fellows of the Institute hosted on the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) website. IP FIRMS IP Firms of Australia See IP Firms of Australia for more information about Intellectual Property firms in Australia. INVENTOR ORGANISATIONS Inventors Association of Australia (Queensland) "The Inventors Association of Australia provides a full range of assistance to people with ideas for new products. We provide practical advice and support through all the stages from idea to market - design, feasibility, finance, licenses, manufacture, joint venture, local and international marketing." Inventor's Association of Australia (New South Wales) "The Inventors Association of Australia provides a full range of assistance to people with ideas for new products. We provide practical advice and support through all the stages from idea to market - design, feasibility, finance, licenses, manufacture, joint venture, local and international marketing." Inventor's Association Directory A listing of Australian Inventor's Associations is hosted on the AusInvent website. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATIONS Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc (IPSANZ) The Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc (IPSANZ) is an independent society whose principal objects are to provide a forum for the dissemination and discussion of intellectual property matters. The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) is a professional organisation representing Australian Patent Attorneys and Trade Mark Attorneys. Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (PSB) The Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (PSB) is the body responsible for setting examinations and accrediting Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys in Australia.
PATENTS	RESOURCES IP Australia - Patent Office Manual of Practice and Procedure The Australian Patent Office Manual of Practice and Procedure is a reference manual used by patent professional officers at IP Australia and is hosted on the IP Australia website. The AUSTLII website also hosts a copy of the Australian Patent Office Manual of Practice and Procedure. Volume 1 - This volume provides a reference for Australian practice and procedure on the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) and related procedures. Volume 2 - This volume provides a reference for Australian law and practice for national applications. Volume 3 - This volume provides a reference for oppositions and related procedures. Recent Admendments - Contains summaries of all recent changes to the manual. esp@cenet http://ep.espacenet.com/ provides access to patent information from Australia from 1973 for bibliographic information and does not carry facsimile images. For coverage see http://gb.espacenet.com/espacenet/gb/en/help/15350.htm IP Australia - Australian Specifications Australian Patent Applications AUA* (from approx. 06/1999) and Accepted/Amended Patent Applications AUB/AUC (from serial number 700345 - approx. 01/1999) Database. Documents available in Adobe PDF format. * Note: AU-A Patent Applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are referred to the European Patent Office web site to access the document by the corresponding WO publication number. IP Australia - AU Published Patent Data Searching AU Published Patent Data Searching has the full data collection of APA on CD-ROM including the 1920-74 Classification Data CD. It allows searching on the published bibliographic data fields such as applicant name, IPC marks, inventor name, etc and displays an image of the patent abstract for review. The patent abstract links to the full patent specification at 'AU-A, B, C Patent Specifications' on IP Australia's web site, if the specification is available in electronic form. AU desiganted PCT applications are linked to the Esp@cenet web site for retrieval of the equivalent WO patent specification. Earlier full patent specifications that are not available in electronic form can be viewed in IP Australia's State Offices or requested from IP Australia. 'AU Published Patent Data Searching' is updated each week from the Weekly Update APA CD. IP Australia - InnovatED InnovatED is an educational project exploring the value of ideas - InnovatED - supported by IP Australia IP Australia - IP Professor Australia's online tertiary resource centre for Intellectual Property - IP Professor - supported by IP Australia IP Australia - Patsearch (PAMS online) database IP Australia Patsearch (PAMS online) database search engine contains bibliographic information about innovation patent applications filed from 24 May 2001 and all new standard complete, provisional and innovation patent applications filed after the implementation of NPS Release 2.1 on 5 July 2002. IP Australia - Patent Status Patent Administration Database (Status Checks) accessed via a Java Client. IP Organisers Pty Ltd - Order Australian Patents Online IP Organisers provides electronic (email) delivery of Australian Patent Applications (AU-As), Australian Patents (AU-Bs), and Australian Innovation Patents (AU-Is). Innovation Delivery is usually within 24hours, often quicker. Patents Collection, State Library of Victoria The State Library of Victoria, in collaboration with the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre (AUSTEHC), is creating a digital database of 21,500 patent applications lodged in Victoria from 1854 to 1904. As the first stage of this project, a fully searchable index to patents applied for in 1875, together with scanned images of twelve patents from that year, is available. LEGISLATION Patents Act 1990 Patents Act 1990 hosted on the ScalePlus website * Patent Regulations 1991 Patent Regulations 1991 hosted on the ScalePlus website * * Note: Always check ScalePlus for new amendments to legislation. CLEA The Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) provides an extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for Australia. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
TRADEMARKS	RESOURCES IP Australia - ATMOSS Database IP Australia's Trade Marks Office ATMOSS database for status of trade mark applications and registrations. IP Australia - Trademark Image Viewer IP Australia's Trade Marks Office Trademark Image Viewer for viewing graphics of Australian trade mark applications or registrations. Requires application or registration number. IP Australia - Trade Mark Database via Java Client IP Australia's Trade Marks Office Trade Mark Administration Database access via Java Client for status details of applications and registrations (note: no device images available via this client, use ATMOSS) Trade Marks Manual Trade Marks Manual hosted on the IP Australia website. LEGISLATION Trademarks Act 1995 Trademarks Act 1995 hosted on the ScalePlus website* Trademarks Regulations 1995 Trademarks Regulations 1995 hosted on the ScalePlus website* Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 hosted on theScalePlus website* * Note: Always check ScalePlus for new amendments to legislation. CLEA The Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) provides an extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for Australia. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
DESIGNS	RESOURCES IP Australia - Australian Designs Data Searching (ADDS) The Australian Designs Data Searching (ADDS) database hosted by IP Australia allows searching of registered designs and applications for design registration. All data published in the Australian Official Journal of Designs, excepting design representations, is searchable on ADDS. The data coverage includes all applications and registrations from 1986 onwards and registrations captured from 1973 to 1985 that were still active in 1985. IP Australia - Australian Designs Database IP Australia Designs Office DesAdmin database Mainframe Access via Java Client for status information relating to Australian Design applications and registrations. Australian Design Office Manual Australian Design Office Manual hosted on the IP Australia website. LEGISLATION Designs Act 2003 Designs Act 2003 hosted on ScalePlus website* Design Regulations 2004 Designs Regulations 2004 hosted on ScalePlus website* * Note: Always check ScalePlus for new amendments to legislation. CLEA The Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) provides an extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for Australia. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
DOMAIN NAMES	RESOURCES AUNIC Australia (.au) - AUNIC provides a collection of utilities and on-line forms for the management of Internet Domain Names within the .au Australian country code auDA - The Australian Domain Name Administrator .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space.
COPYRIGHT	RESOURCES Australian Copyright Council Online Information Centre Intellectual Property and Competition Review Committee Intellectual Property and Competition Review Committee was established by the Australian Government to review the impact of intellectual property laws on competition. LEGISLATION Copyright Act 1968 Copyright Act 1968 hosted on the ScalePlus website* * Note: Always check ScalePlus for new amendments to legislation. CLEA The Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) provides an extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for Australia. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS	RESOURCES Plant Breeders Rights The official Australian site for Plant Breeders Rights hosted on the IP Australia website. Plant Breeders Rights Database The Plant Breeders Rights Database hosted on the IP Australia website. LEGISLATION Plant Breeders Rights Act 1994 Plant Breeders Rights Act 1994 hosted on the ScalePlus website* Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 (Repealed) Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 hosted on the ScalePlus website* * Note: Always check ScalePlus for new amendments to legislation. CLEA The Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) provides an extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for Australia. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
CIRCUIT LAYOUT	RESOURCES LEGISLATION Circuit Layout Act 1989 Circuit Layout Act 1989 hosted on the ScalePlus website* * Note: Always check ScalePlus for new amendments to legislation. CLEA The Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) provides an extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for Australia. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
COMPANY & BUSINESS	RESOURCES Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is an independent government body that enforces and administers Corporations Act and consumer protection law for investments, life and general insurance, superannuation and banking throughout Australia. The ASIC database covering Company and Business Names in Australia and all States and Territories can be searched. Australian Business Register Public (ABRpublic) ABRpublic "is an on-line database that contains the publicly available information provided by businesses when they register for an ABN." Espreon Property Services Espreon Property Services is a major supplier to almost all of Australia's top banks and the majority of the top 200 law firms, for mortgage settlement, stamping and registration, information brokerage and property enquiries. Our information brokerage services include land title searches, company and business searches and bankruptcy searches. " ($) Dun & Bradstreet Dun & Bradstreet provides access to Australian Company and Business name information including Company and Business Extracts and other value added information. ($) LEGISLATION Corporations Act 2001 Corporations Act 2001 hosted on the ScalePlus website* Corporations Regulations 2001 Corporations Regulations hosted on the ScalePlus website* * Note: Always check ScalePlus for new amendments to legislation.
TRADE PRACTICES	RESOURCES Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is an independent government body that enforces and administers Trade Practices Act 1974 and the Price Surveillance Act 1983 and other additional responsibilities under other legislation. LEGISLATION Trade Practices Act 1974 Trade Practices Act 1974 hosted on the ScalePlus website* Trade Practices Regulations 1974 Trade Practices Regulations 1974 hosted on the ScalePlus website* * Note: Always check ScalePlus for new amendments to legislation. CLEA The Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) provides an extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for Australia. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
IP CASE LAW	Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decisions from 1976 Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decisions from 1976 as available on AUSTLII Australian Design Office Decisions Australian Design Office Decisions on AUSTLII Australian Patent Office Decisions Australian Patent Office Decisions on AUSTLII Australian Trade Mark Office Decisions Australian Trade Mark Office Decisions on AUSTLII Federal Court of Australia Decisions from 1977 Federal Court of Australia and Federal Court of Australia Decisions from 1977 as available on AUSTLII High Court of Australia Decisions from 1947 High Court of Australia and High Court of Australia Decisions from 1947 as available on AUSTLII IP Australia - Trade Mark Hearing Decisions This site includes trade mark decisions issued by IP Australia commencing from 1992. The decisions listed cover both ex parte matters (involving only the applicant) and inter parte matters (involving an applicant and an opponent). Hosted by IP Australia. LAWLEX LAWLEX provides the ability to search for any piece of Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation in Australia. Lawmap Lawmap Legal Exploreris your free guide to online legal resources in Australia. We have mapped the legal system to make finding the information you need easy.
NATIONAL LIBRARY/ OTHER	National Library of Australia Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights Australian Yellow Pages (Telephone Directory) Australian White Pages (Telephone Directory)