Submissions Page

One of IPRIA's goals is to contribute to policy debate in Australia. IPRIA has been actively involved in the formation of public policy with regular submissions to the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property, as well as reports for departments of the Commonwealth government on Intellectual Property related issues.

 Title  Author(s)  Date

Post-Grant Patent Enforcement Strategies
Submission made to The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property

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 Chris Dent September 2009

Getting the Balance Right
Submission made to IP Australia's Review of the Patent System

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 Elizabeth Webster, Chris Dent & Paul Jensen May 2009

Exemptions to Patent Infringement
Submission made to IP Australia's Review of the Patent System

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 Elizabeth Webster, Chris Dent & Paul Jensen May 2009

Inquiry into Gene Patenting
Submission made to the Senate Community Affairs Committee (jointly with CITE)

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 Chris Dent & Kwanghui Lim March 2009

Review of Patentable Subject Matter
Submission made to Advisory Council on Intellectual Property

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 Elizabeth Webster & Chris Dent September 2008

Inquiry into Improving Access to Victorian Government Public Sector Information and Data
Submission made to the Parliament of Victoria

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 Elizabeth Webster & Chris Dent August 2008

An International Proposal for a Plurilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Submission made to The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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 Chris Dent December 2007

Client Legal Privilege and Federal Investigatory Bodies
Submission made to the Australian Law Reform Commission

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 Chris Dent November 2007

Post-Grant Patent Enforcement Strategies
Submission made to The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property

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 Chris Dent May 2007

The Economic Case for Public Support of Science and Innovation
Submission made to The Productivity Commission 

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 Joshua Gans July 2006
The Productivity Commission Review of Public Support for Science and Innovation
Submission made to The Productivity Commission
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Alfons Palangkaraya, Elizabeth Webster		 July 2006 

Response to: The issue of whether the Safe Harbours provided by Part V Div 2AA, introduced as a result of the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement, should be extended beyond 'Carriage Service Providers' as defined under the Telecommunications Act 1997.
Response submitted to the Attorney General's Department

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 Kimberlee Weatherall October 2005

Issues Paper: Fair Use and Other Copyright Exceptions: An examination of fair use, fair dealing and other copyright exceptions in the Digital Age.
 Submission by IPRIA and CMCL made to the Attorney General's Department

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Kimberlee Weatherall, Emily Hudson

 

 

July 2005

 

 
Discussion Paper: Review of Crown Use Provisions in Patents and Designs Legislation
Submission made to The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property

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Kimberlee Weatherall, Katerina Gaita

 

 March 2004

Issues Paper: Review of Enforcement of Trade Marks
Submission to The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property

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 IPRIA June 2002
Review of Trade Mark Enforcement
The Australian Government

Download comment here		 Kimberlee Weatherall, Jason Bosland February 2005

Discussion Paper: Extension of the Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Service to Patent, Trade Mark and Designs Matters
Submission to The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property

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  IPRIA September 2002

Consideration of Excluding Plant and Animal Subject Material from the Innovation Patent
Submission to The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property

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  IPRIA October 2002
Consideration of a Position on the Patenting of Business Systems
Assistance provided to The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property in drafting the definition of a 'business system' for the issues paper.

Download issues paper here		  IPRIA July 2002
Inquiry into Gene Patenting
Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission

Terms of Reference here
Download submission here		 IPRIA April 2004

Joint Standing Committee on Treaties hearing on the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement - Independent submission

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 Kimberlee Weatherall March 2004
Senate Select Committee on the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement
Submission to the Senate Select Committee

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Kimberlee Weatherall

April 2004 
Proposed Resale Royalty Arrangement Submission
Submission to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Download submission here		 Emily Hudson, Sophie Waller August 2004