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Protecting the visual appearance of a product, or its packaging, should be a key consideration in any comprehensive IP protection strategy. We delve deeper into amendments that introduce the long-awaited grace period.
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing global disruption, and entire sectors of the economy are being shut down to limit infection. During this difficult time, IP Australia, which includes the Australian Patent Office, the Designs Office and the Trade Marks Office, is supporting individuals and businesses who use the patent, designs, plant breeder's rights and trade mark systems. The Australian Government has announced extensive support to individuals and businesses impacted by COVID-19, includin...
Bill), with important changes to designs law, is currently before Senate for consideration. It includes a much-anticipated change to implement a grace period that will allow designers to publish their designs before applying for design protection. Presently to get an enforceable design right, the design must be “new and distinctive”, meaning that the design must not have been disclosed publicly before the design was filed. For many businesses, this non-publication requirement has made the designs regime impractical since they would not want to incur the cost of seeking design protection ...