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Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Australia.
Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Saudi Arabia.
The Tribunal Patents Manual explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.
Sections (7.01 - 7.35) last updated: September 2017.
Section (128.01) last updated: April 2007.
Sections (24.01 - 24.05) last updated: April 2021.
Section (280-01 280.05) last updated: October 2021.
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Sections (42.01 - 42.06) last updated: July 2021.
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Sections (74A -74A)(6) last updated: July 2021.
Sections (76A.01 - 76A.10) last updated: January 2024.
Guidance on patents hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
The Marrakesh Treaty is an international legal instrument which makes it easier for blind, visually impaired and print disabled people to access works protected by copyright.
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