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Links to Australian IP resources
IP Australia
The Australian government agency that grants patents and registers trade marks and designs
Australian Copyright Council
A non-profit organisation which raises awareness of copyright and provides helpful information about copyright
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)
Collection agency which facilitates royalty distribution, and licensing of literary, dramatic and artistic works
Advertising Federation of Australia
The AFA represents companies in advertising and marketing communications.
IPSANZ
Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc
The Arts Law Centre of Australia
National community legal centre for artists and arts organisations
Links to International IP resources
United States Patent and Trademark Office
The US government agency which grants patents (including design patents) and registers trade marks
US Copyright Office
The US Copyright Office adminsters the registration of copyright in the United States
Japan Patent Office
The Japan Patent Office registers patents, trade marks and designs. This site (in English) gives an overview of the Japanese intellectual property system
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office grants European patents under the European Patent Convention
The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
OHIM is the agency of the European Community which administers the registration of Community Trade Marks - CTMs, and, in the future, designs
UK Patent Office
The UK government agency which grants patents, registers trade marks and designs and formulates copyright policy
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
The New Zealand government agency which grants patents and registers trade marks and designs
WIPO
The World Intellectual Property Organisation is the UN agency which administers international intellectual property treaties
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
An international association for the promotion of intellectual property, based in Switzerland
International Trademark Association (INTA)
An international association of trade mark owners and advisors, based in the USA
Internet-related resources
ICANN
The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation set up to manage the internet domain name system on an international basis
AuDA
.au Domain Administration Ltd is a self-regulatory body set up to manage the .au namespace
Internet Names WorldWide
An Australian based domain name registration facility (part of Melbourne IT)
WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center service for resolution of domain name disputes under ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
Links to Australian IP resources
IP Australia
The Australian government agency that grants patents and registers trade marks and designs
Australian Copyright Council
A non-profit organisation which raises awareness of copyright and provides helpful information about copyright
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)
Collection agency which facilitates royalty distribution, and licensing of literary, dramatic and artistic works
Advertising Federation of Australia
The AFA represents companies in advertising and marketing communications.
IPSANZ
Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc
The Arts Law Centre of Australia
National community legal centre for artists and arts organisations
Links to International IP resources
United States Patent and Trademark Office
The US government agency which grants patents (including design patents) and registers trade marks
US Copyright Office
The US Copyright Office adminsters the registration of copyright in the United States
Japan Patent Office
The Japan Patent Office registers patents, trade marks and designs. This site (in English) gives an overview of the Japanese intellectual property system
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office grants European patents under the European Patent Convention
The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
OHIM is the agency of the European Community which administers the registration of Community Trade Marks - CTMs, and, in the future, designs
UK Patent Office
The UK government agency which grants patents, registers trade marks and designs and formulates copyright policy
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
The New Zealand government agency which grants patents and registers trade marks and designs
WIPO
The World Intellectual Property Organisation is the UN agency which administers international intellectual property treaties
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
An international association for the promotion of intellectual property, based in Switzerland
International Trademark Association (INTA)
An international association of trade mark owners and advisors, based in the USA
Internet-related resources
ICANN
The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation set up to manage the internet domain name system on an international basis
AuDA
.au Domain Administration Ltd is a self-regulatory body set up to manage the .au namespace
Internet Names WorldWide
An Australian based domain name registration facility (part of Melbourne IT)
WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center service for resolution of domain name disputes under ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)