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Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012
No. 35, 2012 as amended
Compilation start date: 15 April 2013
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 31, 2014
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This compilation
This is a compilation of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 as in force on 15 April 2013. It includes any commenced amendment affecting the legislation to that date.
This compilation was prepared on 3 June 2014.
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of each amended provision.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in the endnotes.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Modifications
If a provision of the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details are included in the endnotes.
Provisions ceasing to have effect
If a provision of the compiled law has expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Raising the quality of granted patents Part 1—Main amendments Patents Act 1990 Part 2—Balance of probabilities test Patents Act 1990 Part 3—Application, savings and transitional provisions Schedule 2—Free access to patented inventions for regulatory approvals and research Part 1—Amendment Patents Act 1990 Part 2—Application of amendment Schedule 3—Reducing delays in resolution of patent and trade mark applications Part 1—Amendments Patents Act 1990 Trade Marks Act 1995 Part 2—Application and transitional provisions Schedule 4—Assisting the operations of the IP profession Patents Act 1990 Trade Marks Act 1995 Schedule 5—Improving mechanisms for trade mark and copyright enforcement Part 1—Customs seizure Copyright Act 1968 Trade Marks Act 1995 Part 2—Trade Mark offences Trade Marks Act 1995 Part 3—Relief for infringement of trade marks Trade Marks Act 1995 Schedule 6—Simplifying the IP system Part 1—Amendments Designs Act 2003 Patents Act 1990 Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 Trade Marks Act 1995 Part 2—Application and savings provisions Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none] Endnote 6—Modifications [none] Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none] Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none] An Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, and for related purposes
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