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- Government departments and agencies: Commonwealth and State based programs that engage with IP Australia’s target audience. These often use a Business Advisor network who have been trained in ‘Introduction to IP’.
- Universities: early career researchers, undergraduate and industry collaborations, working with accelerator programs, undergraduate innovation courses, and higher degree programs.
- Peak Industry bodies: industry associations that represent small and medium enterprises; providing objective information that can be channelled channeled through the associations, leveraging any Business Advisor networks they have.
- Direct: IP Australia provides webinars and resources designed for self-service on IP Australia’s website and promoted through social media and newsletters, aimed at the end-user/self-filer.
- Indigenous: IP Australia has a dedicated set of resources including videos, fact sheets and a call-back service — Yarnline — to support Indigenous business owners engaging with the IP system.
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WIPO Standard ST.3: Two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and organizations
Implemented
WIPO Standard Standard ST.13: Numbering of applications for IPRs
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IP Australia trade mark applications are numbered based on the order of application. There is no plan to change this at present.
WIPO Standard Standard ST.60: Bibliographic data relating to marks
Implemented
WIPO Standard Standard ST.61: The exchange of trademark legal status data
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IP Australia has provided feedback on the events and how they map to Australia's trade mark system. This will be a good starting point if IP Australia decided to implement ST.61 in the future, but there are no such plans at present.
WIPO Standard Standard ST.63: Content and layout of trademark gazettes
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IP Australia no longer publishes a gazette for trade marks.
WIPO Standard Standard ST.66: Processing of trademark information using XML
Implemented
WIPO Standard Standard ST.67: Electronic management of the figurative elements of trademarks
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IP Australia currently has no legislative basis to require applications to adhere to the kinds of requirements covered by this Standard.
WIPO Standard Standard ST.68: Electronic management of sound marks
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IP Australia currently has no legislative basis to require applications to adhere to the kinds of requirements covered by this Standard.
WIPO Standard Standard ST.90: Recommendation for processing and communicating Intellectual Property data using Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)
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IP Australia follows ST.90 only for external-facing interactions following WIPO Standards requiring XML.
WIPO Standard Standard ST.91: Recommendations on digital three-dimensional (3D) models and 3D images
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IP Australia does not use 3D models and 3D images in trade marks.
WIPO Standard Standard ST.96: Processing of Industrial Property information using XML
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