Australia: Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (TRIPS Protocol and Other Measures) Regulation 2015

June 17, 2015

Australia: The Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (TRIPS Protocol and Other Measures) Regulation 2015, which was enacted on June 17, 2015, amends the Patents Regulations 1991 in order to complete, together with the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2015, the implementation of the WTO General Council Decision of August 30, 2003, on the implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and public health ('WTO Decision') and the Protocol amending the WTO Agreement on TRIPS ("TRIPS Protocol"), relating to the compulsory licensing for the manufacture of patented pharmaceuticals for export to countries experiencing public health crises.

The Regulation also repeals document retention provisions and corrects minor technical errors in the Patents Regulations 1991, the Designs Regulations 2004 and the Trade Marks Regulations 1995.