IP Australia Services: Trademarks, Patents, Designs, Plant Rights & More

IP Australia is the Australian Government agency administering intellectual property rights. Its services span the full IP lifecycle:

Trade Marks

• Filing & registration
• Search (ATMOSS — Australian Trade Mark Online Search System)
• Renewal (10-year terms)
• Restoration (lapsed marks)
• Opposition proceedings
• Infringement actions
• Licensing & assignment recording

Patents

• Standard (20 yr) & Innovation (8 yr, phased out 2021) patents
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) national phase entry
• Examination (request within 5 yrs filing)
• Patents & Innovation Grants (commercialization support)
• Search (AusPat database)
• Renewal (annual fees)
• Restoration, opposition, infringement, licensing

Designs

• Registration (visual appearance, 5+5 yr terms)
• Search (Designs Database)
• Renewal, extension
• Infringement, licensing

Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR)

• New plant varieties (distinct, uniform, stable)
• Registration, search, renewal, extension
• Infringement, licensing
• UPOV 1991 compliant

Circuit Layouts

• Semiconductor topography protection (10-20 yr)
• Registration, search, renewal, extension, enforcement

Biotechnology Services

• Patent/scientific database searching
• Genetic resources access & benefit-sharing (Nagoya Protocol)
• Traditional knowledge protection advice

Advisory & Education

• IP information & strategy advice (free initial)
• Awareness presentations, workshops, webinars
• Dispute resolution facilitation (mediation)
• IP training (examiners, attorneys, public)
• Policy & legislation development

Digital Tools

• eServices: Online filing, payment, management
• TM Checker: Quick trademark availability
• IP Analytics: Landscape reports, competitor monitoring

IP Australia = one-stop IP shop for Australia. Fees apply; concessions for small entities.