Closed Consultations

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  • Scoping Study on Stand-alone Legislation for Indigenous Knowledge

    A Final Report on a scoping study into stand-alone legislation to protect Indigenous Knowledge is now available. The scoping study documents can all be downloaded here . This Final Report completes a scoping study overseen by the cross-department Indigenous Knowledge Working Group (IKWG) on potential elements of stand-alone legislation that would support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to protect and commercialise their Indigenous Knowledge... More
    Closed 9 November 2022
  • Plant Breeder's Rights - University of Queensland independent research reports

    From 21 December 2022 to 14 April 2023, IP Australia sought stakeholder’s views on six independent reports from the University of Queensland (UQ) on the plant breeder’s rights (PBR) system. The reports explored the following issues: Information Notice Scheme Exhaustion of PBR Harvested material Labelling requirements Plant variety names and synonyms ... More
    Closed 14 April 2023
  • Fee Review 2023/2024

    IP Australia is undertaking a fee review during the 2023-24 financial year. The aim of this review is to assess the entity’s cost recovery arrangements, in accordance with the Australian Government Charging Framework, and to ensure IP Australia’s fees are consistent, transparent and recover the costs associated with administering the IP Rights system in Australia. IP Australia reviews its fees every 4 years, with our last fee review having been undertaken in the 2019-20 financial... More
    Closed 2 July 2023
  • Enhancing Australian Design Protection

    IP Australia is continuing to pursue a modern and accessible design rights system to drive design innovation and deliver greater benefits to the Australian economy. We want your views on proposals to enhance design protection in Australia. View our fact sheets on each of the three proposals: Virtual designs fact sheet: How should we protect virtual, non-physical designs (including screen displays, screen icons and... More
    Closed 13 August 2023
  • Fee Review 2023/2024 Draft CRIS Consultation

    IP Australia conducts a review of its fees every 4 years, with the last one occurring in the 2019/20 financial year. Reviewing our fees forms part of the organisation's commitment to ensuring our cost recovery arrangements are in line with the Australian Government Charging Framework. Initial public consultation on our fees and fee structure opened on 24 May 2023 and feedback was accepted until 2 July 2023. All submissions were considered and workshopped by business... More
    Closed 21 January 2024
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