Useful Links

If you are interested in learning more about intellectual property, you may find the following websites of interest. Alternatively, please feel free to contact us as we will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

www.asic.gov.au - Australian Securities and Investment Commission.

View registered Australian Company and Business Names. Remember, Business or Company name registration does not afford you trade mark protection, only a registered trade mark can afford you this unique monopoly.

www.copyright.org.au - Australian Copyright Council's Online Information Centre.

www.ausicom.com - Australian Institute for Commercialisation.

Australia's leading service organisation helps innovators achieve commercial success. The AIC helps business, research organisations and governments convert their ideas into successful outcomes.

www.wipo.int - World Intellectual Property Organisation.

The World Intellectual Property Office is a United Nations international body responsible for the advocacy and development of harmonised Intellectual Property Legislation around the world.

www.ag.gov.au - Australian Government Attorney General's Department.

The Attorney General's Department serves the people of Australia by providing essential expert support to the Government in the maintenance and improvement of Australia's system of law and justice and its national security and emergency management systems. See the Information Law section for information on Intellectual Property.

www.austlii.edu.au – Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)

Australia’s most popular online resource of Australasian legal information including legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals, law reform, royal commission reports, law journals and more.

www.psb.gov.au – Professional Standards Board

The Professional Standards Board administers the regulatory and disciplinary regimes for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys in Australia.

www.lesanz.org.au – Licensing Executives Society Australia and New Zealand (LES)

LES is an association of 32 individual societies, each composed of individual members who are engaged in the profession of licensing and other aspects of transferring or profiting from intellectual property.

www.franchise.org.au – Franchise Council of Australia

The Franchise Council of Australia Limited (FCA) is a not-for-profit body for the franchise sector in Australia, representing franchisees, franchisors and service providers to the sector, providing education and lobbying State and Federal Governments on issues relevant to the sector.

www.inta.org – The International Trademark Association (INTA)

INTA is a worldwide not-for-profit membership association, dedicated to the support and advancement of trade marks and related intellectual property.

www.ipta.com.au – The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneya (IPTA)

IPTA is the peak professional body representing Australian Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys.