IPTA - The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <div id="content"> <div class="contentbox"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" summary=""> <tr> <td> <P>Navigation for text browser users <P> <H1><A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Home/1">Australian patent & trade mark attorneys</a></H1> <P> The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) is the peak professional body representing Australian patent and trademark attorneys. Its aim is to: <ul> <li>Promote improvements in patent, trademark, logo, design and copyright laws and regulations</li> <li> to exchange professional ideas and knowledge on patents, trade marks and copyright issues, and to gather and disseminate professional knowledge </li> <li>Promote training and educational status of patent and trademark attorneys</li> </ul> For intellectual property (IP) creators and users, IPTA offers qualified professional attorneys. <p> Patent & trade mark attorneys may be lawyers. <H2><A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Role_of_Patent_Attorneys/2">The Role of Patent Attorneys</a></H2> <p> <ul> <li>Advise on intellectual property (IP), and help IP owners register and maintain their property </li> <li>Apply for and secure patents, registered trademarks, industrial designs and plant variety rights in Australia and overseas </li> <li>Help transfer technology by licensing and other processes</li> <li> Conduct litigation in Australia and overseas</li> </ul> Patents may be registered in a wide range of areas including: <ul> <li>biotechnology</li> <li>business methods</li> <li>chemical</li> <li>computer software</li> <li>electronics</li> <li>engineering</li> <li>gene technology</li> <li>ideas & invention</li> <li>living organisms</li> <li>material & physics</li> <li>medical & pharmaceutical</li> <li>Plant breeder's rights (PBR)</li> <li>product copyright & designs</li> </ul> <h2><A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Role_of_Trade_Mark_Attorneys/26">The Role of Trade Marks Attorneys</a></H2> <ul> <li>Apply for and secure trade marks registrations in Australia and overseas </li> <li>By advising on use and registration of trade marks</li> <li>By assisting in licensing and assignment of trade marks </li> <li>By conducting trade mark litigation & protection in Australia and overseas </li> </ul> It is not necessary to be registered to practice in trade marks. However, there is a Register of Trade Marks Attorneys. Only those on the Register are entitled to call themselves a 'trade marks attorney' or 'trade marks agents', and to enjoy the rights such as professional privilege (without which clients' rights might be adversely affected). <H2><A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/IPTA_Academy/13">The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia Academy</a> </H2> <p>Trains student patent attorneys <p>The Academy - accredited by the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys - conducts group courses on: <ul> <li>Patent Systems </li> <li>Drafting patent specifications </li> <li>Interpretation and validity of patent specifications </li> </ul> <H2><A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Intellectual_Property/22">Intellectual Property</a></H2> <p>Intellectual property (IP) refers to property rights created through your intellectual and/or discovery efforts, and can generally be protected under patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, trade dress or other law. <H2><A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Designs/25">Registering Designs</a></H2> <p>Many products created today incorporate new features - including shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation. <p> These products could possibly be registered as Industrial Designs. <H2><A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Intro_to_Plant_Breeders_Rights/20">Plant Breeder's Rights</a></H2> <p>Plant breeder's rights (PBR) - administered under Australia.s Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994, through the Plant Breeder's Rights Office at IP Australia - give owners exclusive commercial rights to registered plant varieties. <H2><A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/attorneys/Z">Find a Patent & Trademark Attorney, lawyer, firms, agents, services, consultants, solicitor or consultancy</a></H2> <p>Browse By Location<br> <A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/directory/location/Australian%20Capital%20Territory%20(ACT)/7">Australian Capital Territory (ACT)</a><br> <A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/directory/location/New_South_Wales_(NSW)/1">New South Wales (NSW) </a><br> <A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/directory/location/Queensland_(Qld)/3"> Queensland (Qld) </a><br> <A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/directory/location/South_Australia_(SA)/5"> South Australia (SA) </a><br> <A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/directory/location/Victoria_(Vic)/2"> Victoria (Vic) </a><br> <A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/directory/location/Western_Australia_(WA)/6"> Western Australia (WA) </a><br> Tasmania (Tas) <p>Search By Attorney Type / City<br> Canberra Sydney Brisbane Adelaide Melbourne Perth Hobart <H2><A href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/IP_Media/10">Patent & Trade Mark News & Media</a></H2> <p>Methods of Medical Treatment <br> There is presently no bar in Australia to obtaining patent claims relating to methods of medical treatment. <p> Genes and Gene Technology <br> Avoid simple misunderstandings when it comes to the patenting DNA and their defining nucleotide sequences. <p>Evergreening <br> Evergreening is a term that now includes the process by which patent protection for a pharmaceutical compound is extended by patenting improvements over the original active compound, such as new uses of the compound, methods for its production, crystalline forms, drug combinations, dosage regimes or re-formulations. <p>Computer Software <br> Software and pesticide have more in common than you might think, when it comes to patents. <p>Business Methods <br> When can your method of doing business be patentable? <HTML> <HEAD> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/style.css" type="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Code_of_Ethics/64"><B>Code of Ethics</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Prescribed_Subject_Groups/63"><B>Prescribed Subject Groups</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/secarticles/The_institute_committees/61"><B>The institute committees</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Intellectual_Property_Australia:_Computer_Software/53"><B>Intellectual Property Australia: Computer Software</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Intellectual_Property_Issues:_Living_Organisms/52"><B>Intellectual Property Issues: Living Organisms</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Intellectual_Property_Issues:_Evergreening/51"><B>Intellectual Property Issues: Evergreening</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Intellectual_Property:_Genes_and_Gene_Technology/50"><B>Intellectual Property: Genes and Gene Technology</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Intellectual_Property:_Methods_of_Medical_Treatment/49"><B>Intellectual Property: Methods of Medical Treatment</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/Patent_&_Trademark_Issues:_When_methods_of_business_can_be_patented/48"><B>Patent & Trademark Issues: When methods of business can be patented</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/IPTA_Privacy_Policy/47"><B>IPTA Privacy Policy</B></A></TD> <TR> <TR> <td COLSPAN=2 class="header"><A HREF="http://www.compad.com.au/cms/ipta/articles/WIPO_-__Fields_of_Technology_–_By_Office/41"><B>WIPO - 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