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Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Single Economic Market and Other Measures) Regulation 2016, Australia

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Year of Version 2016 Dates Adopted: November 10, 2016 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, Trademarks, Plant Variety Protection, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes The notification by Australia to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'This Regulation amends:
- the Patents Regulations 1991 and the Trade Marks Regulations 1995 to enable the implementation of a single, trans-Tasman patent attorney regime (Schedules 1 and 2);
- the Designs Regulations 2004 and the Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations 1994 to allow an address for the service of documents to be in New Zealand (Schedule 3);
- the Patents Regulations and Trade Marks Regulations to ensure consistency with international obligations (Schedule 4);
- the Trade Marks Regulations to allow the Registrar of Trade Marks to identify, and refuse to protect, unclearly specified goods or services set out in international trade mark applications (Schedule 5);
- the Trade Marks Regulations and the Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations to reflect the changes to the administration of Norfolk Island made in July 2016 (Schedule 6).'

The Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Single Economic Market and Other Measures) Regulation 2016 was repealed on July 2, 2017, in accordance with Division 1 of Part 3 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act 2003.

The notification by Australia to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
This Regulation amends the:
- Patents Regulations 1991 and the Trade Marks Regulations 1995 to enable the implementation of a single, trans-Tasman patent attorney regime (Schedules 1 and 2);
- the Designs Regulations 2004 and the Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations 1994 to allow an address for the service of documents to be in New Zealand (Schedule 3);
- the Patents Regulations and Trade Marks Regulations to ensure consistency with international obligations (Schedule 4);
- the Trade Marks Regulations to allow the Registrar of Trade Marks to identify, and refuse to protect, unclearly specified goods or services set out in international trade mark applications (Schedule 5);
- the Trade Marks Regulations and the Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations to reflect the changes to the administration of Norfolk Island made in July 2016 (Schedule 6).'

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Legislation Amends (3 text(s)) Amends (3 text(s))
Designs Regulations 2004 (consolidated as of October 1, 2020) (AU602)
Patents Regulations 1991 (consolidated as of October 1, 2020) (AU603)
Trade Marks Regulations 1995 (consolidated as of October 1, 2020)  (AU606)
 Is repealed by (1 text(s)) Is repealed by (1 text(s))
Legislation Act 2003 (consolidated as of February 24, 2019) (AU569)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/AUS/14
IP/N/1/AUS/O/8
WIPO Lex No. AU481