IP/N/1/AUS/9, IP/N/1/AUS/C/18  
IP/N/1/AUS/D/7, IP/N/1/AUS/P/12  
IP/N/1/AUS/T/11  
1 October 2015  
(15-5068)  Page: 1/4  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
AUSTRALIA: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TRIPS PROTOCOL  
AND OTHER MEASURES) REGULATION 2015 
Notifying Member A USTRALIA  
 
 Details of the notified legal text 
 
Title  
 Intellectual Property Legislation Am endment (TRIPS Protocol and Other 
Measures) Regulation 2015  ("Amendment Regulation") 
 
Subject matter Patents 
Designs 
Trademarks Copyright (Schedule 5)  
Nature of notification  Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
  Other law or regulation 
 
Link to legal text http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2015/IP/AUS /15_3554_00_e.pdf  
 
Notification status  First notification 
 Amendment or revision to notified legal text 
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s) 
 
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to Patent Regulations 1991  (IP/N/1/AUS/P/6 and Addenda) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/6*&Language=English&Con
text=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# ";  
 
IP/N/1/AUS/P/7 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/7&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/P/8 https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/8&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/P/9 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/9&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 IP/N/1/AUS/9 • IP/N/1/AUS/C/18 • IP/N/1/AUS /D/7 • IP/N/1/AUS/P/ 12 • IP/N/1/AUS/T/11 
 
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   IP/N/1/AUS/P/10 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/10&Language=English&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Designs Regulations 2004  (IP/N/1/AUS/D/4 and Addenda) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/AUS/D/4*&Language=English&Con
text=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Trademark Regulation 1995  (IP/N/1/AUS/T/4 and Addenda) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/AUS/T/4*&Language=English&Con
text=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/T/8 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/T/8&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/T/9 https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/T/9&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Patents Act 1990  (IP/N/1/AUS/P/1) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMa tch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/1&Language=English&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Plant Breeders' Act 1994  (IP/N/1/AUS/P/2) 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/2&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Designs Act 2003  (IP/N/1/AUS/D/5) 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/D/5&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Trademarks Act 1995  (IP/N/1/AUS/T/1 – consolidated in IP/N/1/AUS/T/3 
and IP/N/1/AUS/T/3/Add.1)  
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/T/3*&Language=English&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP Raising the Bar Act 2012  (IP/N/1/AUS/C/7) 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/C/7&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Implementation of the TRIPS Protocol  and the 2003 General Council Decision 
(WT/L/540 and WT/L/540/Corr.1) 
 
Schedules 1 and 2 further implement the TRIPS Pr otocol, which Australia formally accepted on 
12 September 2007. 
 IP/N/1/AUS/9 • IP/N/1/AUS/C/18 • IP/N/1/AUS /D/7 • IP/N/1/AUS/P/ 12 • IP/N/1/AUS/T/11 
 
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  Amendment Regulation 
 Schedule 1 of the Amendment Regulation amends  the Patents Regulations 1991 to implement the 
WTO General Council Decision of 30 August 2003 on the Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the 
Doha Declaration of the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health.   
Schedule 2 of the Amendment Regulation amen ds the Patents Regulations 1991 to complete 
Australia's implementation of the TRIPS Protocol, once it comes into effect.  
 
Schedule 3 of the Amendment Regulation amends  the Designs Regulations 2004, the Trade Marks 
Regulations 1995 and the Patents Regulations 1991 to remove unnecessary document retention provisions.  
Schedule 4 of the Amendment Regulation amen ds the Patents Regulations 1991 to correct a 
number of drafting oversights associated with the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising 
the Bar) Act 2012 . 
 
Schedule 5 of the Amendment Regulation amen ds the Designs Regulations 2004, the Patents 
Regulations 1991, and the Trade Marks Regulati ons 1995 to make minor technical amendments. 
 
Schedule 6 of the Amendment Regulation amends  the Patent Regulations 1991 to specify when 
the amendments made by Schedule 1, items 2 to 3 of Schedule 4, and item 6 of Schedule 5 of the 
Amendment Regulation will apply. 
 
Language(s) of notified text English 
 
Date of adoption Implementation of the TRIPS Protocol and the 2003 General 
Council Decision (WT/L/540 and WT/L/540/Corr.1) 
 Schedule 2 : This Protocol was adopted in Geneva on 6 December 2005 
and remains open to be accepted according to the WTO General Council 
decision of 27 November 2013 (WT/L/899). 
 
Entry into force Amendment Regulation  
 The provisions of the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (TRIPS 
Protocol and Other Measures) Regulation 2015  ('Amendment 
Regulation ') commence at different times.  
 
 Schedule 1 will enter into force on 25 August 2015. 
 Schedule 2 will enter force when two thirds of WTO Members accept 
the TRIPS Protocol. 
 
  Schedule 4 will commence at the same time as items 9 to 17 of 
Schedule 5 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2015 , 
which will commence on a single day to be fixed by Proclamation, 
but will in any case commence no later than 25 August 2015.  
 
 Schedules 3, 5 and 6 entered into force on 20 June 2015. 
 
 Notification details 
 
Submission date 
of notification  3 September 2015 
Other information  
 The Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (TRIPS Protocol and Other 
Measures) Regulation 2015  is also available at: 
https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2015L00852  
 IP/N/1/AUS/9 • IP/N/1/AUS/C/18 • IP/N/1/AUS /D/7 • IP/N/1/AUS/P/ 12 • IP/N/1/AUS/T/11 
 
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  Agency or 
authority 
responsible IP Australia 
PO Box 200 
Woden ACT 2606 
 
Telephone: +61 2 6283 2999