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6 Sep 2018
6 September 2018: AusBiotech has submitted comment on behalf of members to two consultations: IP Australia’s consultation on the ‘Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2018; and to inform the second Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2018 – 2020 for the MRFF.
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24 Jul 2018
24 July 2018: IP Australia has opened a consultation on the exposure draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2018 and accompanying explanatory material.
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5 Dec 2017
5 December 2017: In addition to appointing Australia’s first intellectual property (IP) Counsellor to China, IP Australia’s have developed new guides to assist Australian business navigate the Chinese IP system.
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14 Nov 2017
14 November 2017: Members are invited to comment this week on responses to two consultations underway with IP Australia, regarding changes to the inventive step for patent claims and the introduction of an objects clause.
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28 Sep 2017
28 September 2017: IP Australia has opened five simultaneous public consultations on IP policy matters, four of which relate to IP Australia’s proposed implementation of the Government’s response to the Productivity Commission’s 2016 report on Australia’s IP arrangements.
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6 Jun 2017
Cabinet has already considered the controversial recommendations of the Productivity Commission's inquiry into intellectual property
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1 Jun 2017
1 June 2017: DibbsBarker, with support from AusBiotech, has launched IP Ready, a free online assessment tool designed to help life science companies understand the main forms of IP and identify gaps in their own IP knowledge.
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20 Apr 2017
Government will not proceed with legislation designed to align and streamline the processes for obtaining, maintaining and challenging intellectual property rights, pending its response to last year’s Productivity Commission report on Australia’s IP arrangements.
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24 Jan 2017
The Federal Government has invited stakeholder views after releasing the final report on the Productivity Commission’s (PC) inquiry into Australia's intellectual property arrangements.
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12 Jan 2017
As the pace picks up after the festive break and the realities of our respective New Year’s resolutions settle on us, AusBiotech starts the year with a renewed focus on leadership in policy and a resolution to continue committed advocacy for innovation in life sciences.
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9 Jun 2016
AusBiotech has provided a submission in response to the Productivity Commission’s Intellectual Property (IP) Arrangements Draft Report, disagreeing with numerous recommendations in regard to patents and data protection.
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19 Apr 2016
The Australian Intellectual Property Report 2016 provides a detailed breakdown of the nation's intellectual property (IP) trends.
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14 Jan 2016
This year will see a range of activities to celebrate the occasion, including a special historic edition of the journal, Australasian Biotechnology in 1 March and a gala luncheon event mid-year, building to the crescendo with the International BioFest 2016 in October - the largest ever gathering of life sciences in Australia.
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17 Nov 2015
A report to the Australian Government, Patent Box Policies, has provided a limited and unhelpful assessment of patent box policies. The report admits a "lack of economic models and empirical evidence prevent quantitative estimates".
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