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IP Government Open Data - On 7 October IP Australia launched the Intellectual Property Government Open Data (IPGOD) on www.data.gov.au. This data provides a comprehensive, flexible and reliable dataset data set back to the early 1900s and includes all inventions, brands, designs and plant breeder's rights filed in Australia up to 31 December 2013, providing more than 350 million data points, matching IP rights to firm ABNs.
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The RIO programme is a body of work currently being undertaken by IP Australia in an effort to build a system to manage workflow and IP right cases based on user centred centered design methodology. The RIO programme will see IPA harmonise its IP Rights through process reengineering, simplification of technology and processes and legislative requirements.
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IP Australia’s Contact Centre provides a central contact for customers to obtain information about a wide range of Intellectual Property issues. Customers contact the Call Centre via telephone, and online enquiry inquiry form with around 95% of matters of a general nature solved at the first point of contact.
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Examiners redraft applicant prepared abstracts of non-PCT national applications when they are found to be deficient to an extent that they are unable to fulfil fulfill their function. The abstracts of PCT national phase applications are not reviewed as these have been thoroughly evaluated in the international phase.
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A pilot program, IP for Start-ups, was run in March 2015 to help start-ups and small business understand the basics of IP before starting a business. Focussing Focusing on patents and trade marks, ten sessions were hosted around Australia. Future program enhancements will include refinements to the content, industry specific case studies and a workshop for creative business.
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ePCT is a WIPO online system that permits Receiving Offices (RO), International Authorities and registered customers access to the latest bibliographic data and documents on file at the International Bureau (IB). It also allows registered users to upload electronic documents relating to an international application directly into the IB's processing system.
Using the ePCT system, you can submit online requests for different actions to be performed and view the most up-to-date bibliographic data and documents contained in the international application, including those that have not yet been published. It also gives the registered user additional functionality to manage roles, portfolios and receive notifications in accordance with their PCT needs and preferences.
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RPET has seen the complete first intake of eight trainees from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Kenya and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) successfully complete the program and graduate. There are currently 2 more intakes (total of 29 trainees) from the above countries as well as Thailand and Vietnam currently progressing through the training. The RPET program has also been successful in promoting further quality and improvements in these countries with several countries trialling trialing multi-person search teams and investigating the IP Australia Quality system with a view to implementing a quality review system of their own. Many of the countries have also started to use the RPET training as a basis for their own in-house patent examiner training. This work has been supported by ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA Economic Cooperation Work Program (AANZFTA ECWP) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as well as the participating offices involved.
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