Intellectual property, usually known simply as IP, is defined as
“all inventions of the mind”
and refers to a wide realm of items and concepts, including inventions, works of art and literature, names and symbols, and commercial designs. IP are usually divided up into industrial as well as literary and artistic property. Industrial IP [...]
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Earlier this year IP Australia commenced consultation on a series of IP reforms. The first round of this consultation is now complete and the second round consultation papers are now available.
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As some of you may have noticed, there is now a Google Calendar on the IP Menu homepage summarising all the upcoming IP conferences around the world. The direct link is here. To add this calendar to your Google account, click the (+) sign at the lower-right hand corner of the calendar.
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The US Senate recently passed the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008. This bill would create a new position in the executive government for coordinating the enforcement of IP laws between US government agencies.
This bill has both a national and international focus. It would establish international IP enforcement coordinators [...]
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The International Expert Group on Biotechnology, Innovation and Intellectual Property today released a review of international trends in intellectual property law.
The study analyzed current IP law from a multidisciplinary approach. Its findings are accordingly framed in broad terms of the social utility of IP law.
The study divided IP law into [...]
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IP Australia has released a new system for searching for Australian patents, called AusPat.
AusPat is now IP Australia’s official source of online data, which means that the previous systems Patsearch and PATADMIN will no longer need to be used.
“In this release you can:
Search for applications managed [...]