Don’t Request Examination Of Design Registrations For Display Screens, GUIs And Icons…….Yet!

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IP Australia has recently proposed several updates of the Australian Registered Designs system. The proposed updates include allowing certification of design registrations for display screens, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and icons. This will remove a current anomaly with the system, whereby design registrations can be obtained for display screens, GUIs and icons, but these registrations …
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IP Australia proposes modernisation of the designs system

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IP Australia is proposing to modernize the Australian designs system to allow design protection for: Products with no physical form, such as icons, interfaces, virtual reality and augmented reality; Partial designs of products made in one piece. As an example, a design for a cup handle would now be capable of being separately registered, even …
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Designs Amendment Act 2021 enters play

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The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Act 2021 (Act) has now come into force. In broad terms, the Act is intended to provide greater flexibility for designers during the early stages of seeking design protection. It also seeks to clarify and simplify aspects of the designs system. Some noted key features of the Act …
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Designs Amendment Bill 2020 – What you need to know

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The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council On Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020 was introduced into Parliament on Wednesday, 2 December 2020. In broad terms, the Bill is intended to provide greater flexibility for designers during the early stages of seeking design protection. It also seeks to clarify and simplify aspects of the designs system. Some noted key features …
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