No. 35, 2012
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 3
Schedule 1--Raising the quality of granted patents 4
Part 1--Main amendments 4
Part 2--Balance of probabilities test 15
Part 3--Application, savings and transitional provisions 17
Schedule 2--Free access to patented inventions for regulatory approvals and research 22
Part 1--Amendment 22
Part 2--Application of amendment 24
Schedule 3--Reducing delays in resolution of patent and trade mark applications 25
Part 1--Amendments 25
Part 2--Application and transitional provisions 35
Schedule 4--Assisting the operations of the IP profession 37
Schedule 5--Improving mechanisms for trade mark and copyright enforcement 55
Part 1--Customs seizure 55
Part 2--Trade Mark offences 68
Part 3--Relief for infringement of trade marks 75
Schedule 6--Simplifying the IP system 76
Part 1--Amendments 76
Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 96
Part 2--Application and savings provisions 103
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012
No. 35, 2012
An Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, and for related purposes
[Assented to 15 April 2012]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
[Minister's second reading speech made in--
Senate on 22 June 2011
House of Representatives on 19 March 2012]
(119/11) |