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- Legislation
- Australia
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- Advance Australia Logo Protection Act 1984 (Cth)
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An Act to make provision for the protection of the Advance Australia logo, and for related purposes
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- Designs Act 2003
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An Act relating to designs, and for related purposes
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- Designs Regulations 2004
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This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
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- Gene Technology Act 2000 (CTH)
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An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology.
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- Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2003
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An Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, and for related purposes
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- Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 (CTH)
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An Act to prohibit human cloning and other unacceptable practices associated with reproductive technology.
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- Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (CTH)
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An Act to regulate certain activities involving the use of human embryos.
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- Commonwealth
- Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth)
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An Act relating to broadcasting services, datacasting services and online services, and for related purposes
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- Circuit Layouts Act 1989 (Cth)
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An Act to provide for the protection of certain layouts for integrated circuits, and for related purposes
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- Circuit Layouts Regulations 1990
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Regulations under the Circuit Layouts Act 1989
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- Copyright (International Protection) Regulations 1969
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Regulations concerning performances and broadcasting at an international level.
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- Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)
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An Act relating to copyright and the protection of certain performances, and for other purposes
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- Copyright Regulations 1969
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Regulations under the Copyright Act 1968.
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- Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 (CTH)
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An Act to make provision for the protection of the olympic insignia, for the regulation of the commercial use of certain olympic expressions, and for related purposes.
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- Olympic Insignia Protection Regulations 1993
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Regulations for the protection of the olympic insignia, for the regulation of the commercial use of certain olympic expressions, and for related purposes.
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- Patents Act 1990
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An Act relating to patents of inventions.
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- Patents Regulations 1991
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Regulations relating to patents of inventions.
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- Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994
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An Act to provide for the granting of proprietary rights to breeders of certain new varieties of plants and fungi, to repeal the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, and for related purposes.
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- Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations 1994
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Regulations to provide for the granting of proprietary rights to breeders of certain new varieties of plants and fungi, to repeal the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, and for related purposes.
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- Public Lending Right Act 1985
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An Act to provide for payments in respect of Australian books held in Australian libraries.
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- Trade Marks Act 1995
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This Act provides for the registration of trade marks, collective trade marks, certification trade marks and defensive trade marks and sets out and protects the rights deriving from registration.
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- Trade Marks Regulations 1995
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Regulations for the registration of trade marks, collective trade marks, certification trade marks and defensive trade marks.
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- Trade Practices Act 1974 (CTH)
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An Act relating to certain Trade Practices which deals with the promotion of competition and fair trading and provision for consumer protection.
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- International
- CLEA
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A comprehensive collection of relevant legislation and regulations which are browsable by jurisdiction, or easily searchable through the advanced search option.
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- Courts & tribunals and their decisions
- Australia
- Commonwealth
- High Court of Australia Cases
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This database contains the full text of all reported and some unreported decisions of the High Court since its beginning in 1903. Judgments are generally available within 24 hours of being handed down.
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- High Court of Australia home page
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Includes information about the Court, judges' speeches on various issues of concern to the Court, case summaries and links to full text court decisions and transcripts
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- International
- WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
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A database containing detailed information on thousands of cases of 'cybersquatting' handled by the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organisation. Search or browse options available.
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- United States
- Internet Library of Law and Court Decisions
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A brief synopsis of US court decisions shaping the law of the web. Decisions are indexed alphabetically by the New Media subject matter including; copyright, trademark, dilution and other intellectual property issues, jurisdiction, linking, framing, meta tags, clip-art, ...
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Organisations
- Australia
- APRA (The Australasian Performing Right Association Limited)
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The Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) The first copyright collecting society set up in Australia, APRA represents 30,000 music writer and publisher members. By arrangement, APRA also administers the rights of AMCOS. The Australasian Mechanical ...
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- Arts Law
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The Arts Law Centre of Australia is the national community legal centre for the arts. Arts Law publishes a number of information sheets, checklists, sample agreements and seminar papers, set out in our publications list. Arts Law's free information sheets are available from ...
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- ATMOSS
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ATMOSS has been designed to allow public searching of the Trade Marks Office computer database. The system should enable a searcher to locate trade marks that are the same or similar to the one they are searching. Site is maintained by IP Australia.
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- Australian Copyright Council
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The Australian Copyright Council is an independent non-profit organisation. The Online Information Centre provides information sheets on a range of copyright related subjects. In addition to information on seminars, training and news. Subscriber services include free ...
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- Australian Digital Alliance
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The ADA is a non-profit coalition of public and private sector interests formed to promote balanced copyright law and provide an effective voice for a public interest perspective in the copyright debate. ADA members include schools, universities, consumer groups, major ...
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- Australian Libraries Copyright Committee
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The ALCC is the main consultative body and policy forum for the discussion of copyright issues affecting Australian libraries and archives.
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- CAL Copyright Agency Limited
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Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) is an Australian copyright management company whose role is to provide a bridge between creators and users of copyright material. CAL represents authors, journalists, visual artists, photographers and newspaper, magazine and book publishers as ...
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- Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA)
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The Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) is a national centre for multi-disciplinary research on the law, economics and management of intellectual property. Based at the University of Melbourne, it was established in 2002 and focuses on ways to ...
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- Screenrights: The Audio Visual Copyright Society
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Web site for Screenrights, a non profit copyright collecting society for producers, distributors, script writers, music copyright owners, rights owners in artistic works and sound recordings and other rightsholders in film and television. Site contains publications including ...
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International
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
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A non-government organisation for research into, and formulation of policy for, the law relating to the protection of intellectual property, in: patents, trademarks, copyright, computer software, integrated circuits, models and designs, plant varieties, appellations of ...
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United States
- Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice
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US Department of Justice site with links to policy documents, speeches and reports in Computer Crime, Intellectual Property Crime and Cybercrime.
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Organisations - Government
- Australia
- Copyright Law Review Committee
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The Copyright Law Review Committee is a committee appointed by the Attorney General to consider and report on specific copyright matters. Includes papers, reports, issues papers etc.
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- Intellectual Property
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"The Content Regulation Branch within the Department provides advice to relevant agencies (such as the Attorney-General's Department and IP Australia) to ensure that Australian Government regulation of intellectual property (IP): keeps pace with developments in the ...
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- IP Australia
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IP Australia is the federal government agency that grants rights in patents, designs and trade marks.
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- Plant Breeder's Rights Office
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The official Australian site for Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR).Varieties protected by PBR may only be produced for sale, sold, imported, exported or conditioned with the authority of the owner. Site has a PBR Database search and access to the Plant Varieties Journal.
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Publications
International
- Cyberlaw Encyclopedia
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A legal portal for information technology, Internet protocol, and electronic commerce information on the Web. The encyclopedia classifies materials including statutes, cases, articles and policy. The site is well organised and easy to use. Links focus on US, Canadian and ...
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- Privacy and Human Rights
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Each year, Privacy International and the Electronic Privacy Information Center review the state of privacy in over fifty countries around the world. The survey examines a wide range of privacy issues including, data protection, telephone tapping, genetic databases, ID ...
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- Researching Intellectual Property Law in an International Context
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An excellent guide for researchers which includes selected links within the text.
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International resources
- Canada
- The Canadian Intellectual Property Office
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Site for searching the Canadian Patent Database covering 75 years of patents. Records prior to 1974 are incomplete.
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- European Union
- European Patent Office
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The European Patent Office (EPO) grants European patents for the contracting states to the European Patent Convention. This site provides links to patent information, contacts, news on events and seminars and relevant legal texts.
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- International
- Consumer Project on Technology
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Articles, discussion and links related to consumer issues in the current information technology environment. Topics such as privacy and intellectual property are included.
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- Culture and UNESCO
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Site provides free access to national legislations on authors rights and neighbouring rights, which are regularly communicated to UNESCO by it's Member States. Covers most countries. It is not obvious if the statutes are amended, so consider this a starting point for finding ...
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- FICPI
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FICPI is an organisation working for the interests of Patent and Trademark professionals world-wide. The Membership Directory contains a list of the intellectual property attorneys in seventy countries throughout the world who are subject to a common disciplinary code and ...
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- IFRRO
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International federation of RROs (Reproduction Rights Organisations) who license reproduction of copyright-protected material whenever it is impractical for rightsholders to act individually. RROs derive their authority from national legislation and/or from contracts with ...
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- INTA
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The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a not-for-profit worldwide membership organization of trademark owners and advisors. The site has links to member information, upcoming events, latest news and details of the work the Association does with Government ...
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- The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
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The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is an intergovernmental organization with headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland). It is based on the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, as revised since its ...
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- World Intellectual Property Organization
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an international organization established to ensure that the rights of creators and owners of intellectual property are protected worldwide and that inventors and authors are recognized and rewarded for their ingenuity. ...
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- World Trade Organization
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The World Trade Organization site has latest news, links to WTO publications and legal texts of the WTO Agreements.
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- Russian Federation
- The Eurasian Patent Organisation
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The Eurasian Patent Organisation was formed after the creation of the Eurasian Patent Convention in 1993. The site provides links to relevant documents, Eurasian patent attorneys and lists parties to the convention. It is in Russian and English.
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- United Kingdom
- The UK Patent Office
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The body responsible for Intellectual Property in the UK. The site contains links to detailed subject guides for copyright, designed, patents and trade marks. The guides include overview, history, records database and publications.
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- United States
- Biotechnology Patents
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Full text biotechnology patents
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- Bitlaw
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A guidebook to technology law issues and resources in the US by Daniel A. Tysver of Beck & Tysver, P.L.L.P. The guide is easy to use and includes sections such as Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Software Patents, and Internet Legal Issues.
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- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
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A joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, and University of Maine law school clinics. US focused site aimed at helping online users understand their legal position and rights.
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- Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation
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Report from National Research Council, part of the US Academy of Sciences. Calls for increased review and regulation options. Access to full text through the 'read it online' option.
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- Intellectual Property Owners Association
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The membership of Intellectual Property Owners Association includes large and mid-size companies and small businesses, universities, inventors, authors, executives, law firms and attorneys. The site has links to topical news, reports, meetings and events.
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- Licensing Executives Society International
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The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) is an association of 28 national and regional societies, for those who have an interest in the transfer of technology, or licensing of intellectual property rights - from technical know how and patented inventions to ...
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- United States Patent and Trade Mark Office
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Site for the United States Patent and Trademark Office which includes the USPTO Web Patent Databases access to bibliographic and full-text patent databases. Search engines and contents pages make this site easy to navigate. Coverage is from 01/01/1976 and is updated weekly.
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Other indexes/links
- Australia
- Intellectual Property Law
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This guide contains links to Internet resources and documents in the area of federal intellectual property law, as well as providing links to other guides and directories which contain material on State and Territory and overseas law.
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International
- IP Menu
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A guide to Intellectual Property resources on the Internet.
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United States
- UDRPlaw.net
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The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Legal Information Site: Internet legal issues including domain name, internet policy, Digest and links to relevant cases and sites.
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Discussion groups
Journals
European Union
- European Commission Press Room
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Current news and an archive database of press releases. Invaluable for anyone interested in current European issues.
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International
- Contents Pages from Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals
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A keyword-searchable database of tables of contents from more than 750 law reviews and other scholarly publications related to the law published in the United States and abroad.
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- FindLaw for Students Cyberspace and Intellectual Property Law Journals
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Full Text Law Journals on the Internet.
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United Kingdom
- Internet Freedom
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A Blog from the leading free speech organisation featuring opposition to all forms of censorship and content regulation on the Net.They believe that "users should be free to make their own judgements about what they read, watch or hear."
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United States
- Intellectual Property Notes
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An IP newsletter including case law and UDRP decision summaries, legal news, articles, legal resources and more. Newsletter free for 2 months. Some material remains free.
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- Patent Cafe Magazine
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Online Intellectual Property Magazine.
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- Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
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Articles appearing in the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal focus on substantive legal issues and recent developments in the areas of Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Unfair Competition, and Trade Secret law. The Journal also publishes articles concerning issues arising ...
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Reviews and Investigations
International
- Intellectual Property on the Internet: A Survey of Issues
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This report provides a general introduction to, and overview of, the topic of intellectual property in the digital environment. Survey describes current issues and developments that are of relevance to intellectual property on the Internet, as they are experienced and ...
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Treaties and Conventions
International
- Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
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Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization. Entry into force for Australia, 1 January 1995. Annex 1C, Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights.
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- Australian Treaties Database
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"The Australian Treaties Database (ATD) is an on-line resource for researching treaties to which Australia is a signatory, or where Australia has taken other treaty action." Provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade this index provides useful summary ...
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- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of 9 September 1886
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Treaty to protect the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works. Entry into force for Australia, 1 March 1978.
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- Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, as amended 26 September 1980
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Treaty for the international recognition of the deposit of microorganisms for the purposes of patent procedure. Entry into force for Australia, 7 July 1987.
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- Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization [WIPO]
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Convention establishing the Worlsd Intellectual Property Organization, to encourage creative activity and to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world.
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- Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks of 14 April 1891
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Agreement concerning the international registration of marks, as revised at Brussels on 14 December 1900, at Washington on 2 June 1911, at The Hague on 6 November 1925, at London on 2 June 1934, at Nice on 15 June 1957 and at Stockholm on 14 July 1967.
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- Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of 15 June 1957
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Agreement concerning the international classification of goods and services for the purposes of the registration of marks. entry into force for Australia, 25 August 1972.
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- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883
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Convention for the protection of industrial property. Entry into force for Australia of substantive provisions, 27 September 1975, of administrative provisions, 25 August 1972.
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- Patent Cooperation Treaty
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Treaty of international cooperation on patents and the legal protection of inventions.
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- Strasbourg Agreement concerning the International Patent Classification
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Agreement concerning international patent classification. Entry into force for Australia 12 November 1975.
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- The Universal Copyright Convention
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Convention for copyright protection of literary, scientific and artistic works. Entry into force for Australia 28 February 1978.
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- Trademark Law Treaty
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Trademark Law Treaty.
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- WIPO Copyright Treaty
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