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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

About this compilation

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