Welcome to IntellectualPropertyLawyers.com.au
Tuesday June 23, 2009
Welcome to IntellectualPropertyLawyers.com.au, a complete directory of Australia's prominent intellectual property lawyers with full contact details and locations to help find one near you. Created in an easy-to-use format and divided into state-by-state directories, this directory is able to provide all the latest developments in Australian intellectual property law from local news to global issues while also providing explanations of some of the basic terms and laws in Australian intellectual property law.
Intellectual property laws are design to protect the rights of individuals and businesses with laws that represent the property of the mind or intellect whether it is creative or business-minded.
As a result of this fairly wide range, intellectual property is actually broken down further into several different categories each with their own definitions and laws that apply to them, which differ between countries.
Different types of intellectual property include:
- patents for new or improved products or processes
- copyright for any original materials that fall into the films, artistic, literary, broadcasts, dramatic or musical works, multimedia and computer programs categories
- designs for branding or marketing designs
- trademarks which covers anything from phrases, letters, words, logos, shapes, sounds, smells, pictures that are designed to clearly distinguish one brand from others
- trade secrets/confidentiality clauses which protect a business's internal secrets and property
- circuit layout rights in reference to the electronic circuits and design of products or layout
- plant breeding rights that protect new plant varieties or ideas
Within these different forms of intellectual property there are separate laws and regulations between business, company and domain names that differ in the rights and protection they award. Furthermore, it is important to note that to have the full scale protection of Australian intellectual property laws, you individual or business must complete a formal process to register an intellectual property and all legal rights, except for copyright and circuit layout rights which apply automatically.
If you are having your own intellectual property legal issue or simply need advice on how to proceed under Australian intellectual property law then please use our directory to find listings of all intellectual property lawyers near you.