On 2 December 2020, the Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020 was introduced into the Senate and is currently before the Parliament for consideration.
A response to this consultation detailing the outcomes and reasoning is available.
Thank you to all who contributed and provided submissions to our consultation. Based on stakeholder responses and other feedback, IP Australia proceeded with a number of proposals. These proposals are listed below:
IP Australia released an exposure draft of a Bill and supporting regulations implementing these proposals. For further updates on progress of the Bill, please visit the consultation page for the exposure draft.
Submissions received:
We received the following 15 non-confidential submissions:
From 31 October to 20 December 2019 we sought your views on policy issues that would implement accepted recommendations from the former Advisory Council on Intellectual Property’s (ACIP) Review of the Designs System. This consultation has now closed. IP Australia is also undertaking a more holistic review of the designs ecosystem, as part of the Designs Review Project.
ACIP’s 2015 Report outlined that the Designs Act 2003 currently provides limited flexibility, clarity and limited scope of protection for designs. This may be creating unnecessary barriers for designers when they are innovating and commercialising their designs.
You can watch a quick video overview of the issues covered in this consultation, or read about them below under these three key topics:
1. Examining the scope of design protection
2. Early flexibility for designers
3. Simplifying and clarifying the designs system
The Bill is currently before Parliament for consideration. You can track the progress of the Bill on the Australian Parliament House website.
You can also subscribe to our What’s New mailing list to stay up to date as our work progresses.
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