IP Australia Public Consultation Submissions: 2017

IP Australia conducted the following public consultations in 2017, for which non-confidential submission were received:

• Public Consultation on Exposure Draft Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2017; Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Regulations 2017 (23 November 2016 - 6 February 2017)
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  • Exposure Draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2017
  • Exposure Draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Regulations 2017
  • Draft Explanatory Memorandum to the Exposure draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2017
  • Draft Explanatory Statement to the Exposure draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Regulations 2017

• Public Consultation on several Intellectual Property (IP) matters (30 August 2017 - 17 November 2017)
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  • Crown use of Patents and Designs
  • Introducing an objects clause into the Patents Act 1990
  • Trade mark divisional applications and the introduction of division of International Registrations
  • Amending the inventive step requirements for Australian patents
  • Compulsory licensing of Patents

• Exposure Drafts of Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill and Regulations 2017 (23 October 2017 - 4 December 2017)
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  • Exposure Draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill 2017
  • Exposure Draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Regulations 2017
  • Draft Explanatory Memorandum to the Exposure Draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill 2017
  • Draft Explanatory Statement to the Exposure Draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Regulations 2017