12.07.2010
Government response to ALRC Report 74
Released on 16 February 1999 by IP Australia and Mr Warren Entsch MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and ResourcesRecommendation No 1. Australian law should continue to provide statutory protection for industrial designs.Response: AcceptedNo 2. Reform of designs law that can be achieved within the current framework of intellectual property law should …
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Designs (ALRC Report 74)
ALRC Report 74 was tabled in federal parliament on 31 August 1995. It contains recommendations to modernise and simplify Australian designs laws.These recommendations are aimed at improving the rights of those who design the innovative visual features of manufactured products – from cut-glass to textiles to garage doors. The report concluded that designs laws need …
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Designs
The ALRC review (commencing in August 1992) of Australia’s industrial design laws was prompted by concerns that designs laws, which had been in place since 1906, did not strike an adequate balance between protecting design rights and encouraging innovation.Two consultation papers, both carrying the title Designs, were released during the course of the inquiry – …
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