本平台将致力于为您提供与您在澳洲的投资项目相关的法律信息与服务、同时也会将与中国企业及个人投资者热切关注的产业相关澳洲新闻、最新行业规定等讯息及时传递给您。
澳大利亚知识产权的主要保护形式包括版权、设计和商标。所有的这些保护形式是受法律管辖的。普通法还提供补救措施以应对提供假冒商品或服务的个人，并保护机密信息和商业机密。澳大利亚是世界知识产权组织（WIPO）的成员之一。
版权
版权保护所有首次在澳大利亚发布的，或由澳大利亚人发布的原创文学、戏剧、音乐和艺术作品，以及录音、电影和广播。版权受1968年版权法（联邦）（版权法）的管辖。获得版权保护不需要经过法律程序，因为符合版权法要求的版权将自动生效。
根据版权法，文学、戏剧、音乐或艺术作品的受保护期限为作者的有生之年加70年。
当一个人做出或授权做出“专有权”中描述的行为时，则视为侵权。侵权方可能收到限制其进行某些活动的禁令，或被责令向被侵权方支付赔偿。
专利
澳大利亚的注册专利受1990年专利法（联邦）的保护。专利是授予专利持有人的关于被视为创新和发明的设备、物质、方法或程序的临时垄断。澳大利亚的专利有两种类型：
标准专利：标准专利的持有人拥有该专利的20年独家利用权
创新专利：一个相对快速、廉价的保护选择，赋予专利持有人8年独家利用该专利的权利
艺术创作、数学模型、计划、方案或其他纯粹的思维过程不能申请专利。
专利由澳大利亚知识产权局管理。
设计
设计受2003年设计法（联邦）的管理，指的是应用于一个产品的形状、构造、图案或装饰，从而使该产品具有独特和与众不同的外观。注册后的设计享有5年的保护时间，但注册到期后可以申请延续5年。注册持有人具有：
使用该设计的专有权
授权他人使用该设计的专有权
防止他人使用该设计的专有权
保护仅针对产品的外观，而不是其工作方式。设计由澳大利亚知识产权局管理。
商标
商标可以是一个词、词组、字母、数字、声音、气味、形状、图案、图片、包装特征或任意组合，用于区分商品和服务。商标的注册不是强制性的，因为普通法和消费者保护法中含有针对虚假陈述的保护。
注册商标提供在澳大利亚使用、授权或出售根据1995年商标法（联邦）注册并受到保护的商品或服务的合法权利。如果使用相同或基本相同或类似商标的相同产品和服务或类似商品或服务，竞争者可能存在欺诈或产生混淆的可能性，注册商标可以对竞争者实施强制执行。
澳大利亚于2001年7月11日加入了关于商标的国际注册的马德里协议（协议）。该协议为澳大利亚人提供了一个易于操作且成本低廉的机制来保护境外的商标，并为在任何缔约国寻求保护的申请人提供了一系列便利。
该协议仅要求一次申请，使用一种语言（英语、西班牙语或法语），通过原属国和提供保护的协议成员国的商标管理处提出申请。
商标由澳大利亚知识产权局管理。
域名
二级域名.com.au是澳大利亚企业最常用的链接。
Au DomainAdministration Ltd （auDA）是.au域名空间的政策机构和行业自律机构。除了.au域名，还有只提供给教育和政府部门的封闭域名和提供给澳大利亚社区团体的社区地理域名。
.com.au域名适用于商业用途。根据auDA政策，有资格使用.com.au 2LD域名的注册人必须是：
澳洲注册的公司
在澳大利亚的任何州或领地注册的企业名称名下的交易；或澳大利亚合伙企业或个体经营者
获准在澳大利亚进行贸易的外国公司
澳大利亚注册商标的持有人
澳大利亚注册商标的申请人
在澳大利亚的任何州或领地成立的协会
澳大利亚商业法定实体
.com.au 2LD的域名还必须是：
精确匹配，注册人姓名或商标的缩写或简称
否则，与注册人密切且实质上相关。
auDA管理并调查域名注册相关的投诉，包括注册者不符合资格要求或.au被出售的投诉。
澳大利亚知识产权局
澳大利亚知识产权局负责管理澳大利亚的知识产权制度，特别是专利、商标、外观设计和植物培育者权利。更多信息请访问www.ipaustralia.gov.au。
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Protection of Technology andIntellectual Property
【Laws and Regulations in CommonArea I】
The principal forms of intellectual property protection available in Australia are copyright, patents, designs and trade marks. All ofthese forms of protection are governed by legislation. The common law alsoprovides remedies against a person passing off goods or services as those of another, as well as protection for confidential information and trade secrets.Australia is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Copyright
Copyright protects all original literary, dramatic, musicaland artistic works as well as sound recordings, films and broadcasts first published in Australia, or by an Australian. Copyright is regulated by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (Copyright Act). There is no registration process required to obtain protection as copyright which satisfies the requirements under the Copyright Act will subsist automatically.
Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works are protected under the Copyright Act for the duration of life of the author plus 70 years.
Infringement occurs when a person does, or authorises the doing of, any of the acts described as ‘exclusive rights’. An infringing partycan be subject to an injunction, restraining them from doing a particular act,or ordered to pay compensation to the injured party.
Patents
Registered patents in Australia are protected under thePatents Act 1990 (Cth). A patent is a temporary monopoly granted to a patentee over a device, substance, method or process which is deemed new and inventive.There are two types of patents in Australia:
a standard patent: holders of a standard patent have the exclusive right to exploit the patent for a period of 20 years
an innovation patent: a relatively fast, inexpensive protection option, which grants the holder the exclusive right to exploit the patent for a period of eight years.
Artistic creations, mathematical models, plans, schemes orother purely mental processes cannot be patented.
Patents are administered by IP Australia.
Designs
Designs are regulated by the Designs Act 2003 (Cth) and relate to the shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation which, when applied to a product, gives the product a unique and distinctive appearance. Registration protects the design for five years, however it is possible to renew the registration for an additional five years. A registered owner has:
the exclusive right to use the design
the exclusive right to authorise others to use the design
the exclusive right to prevent others from using the design.
Protection is only for the appearance of the product and nothow it works. Designs are administered by IP Australia.
Trade Marks
A trade mark can be a word, phrase, letter, number, sound, smell, shape, logo, picture, aspect of packaging or a combination and is used to distinguish goods and services. Registration of a trade mark is not compulsory, as there is protection against misrepresentation under the common law and consumer protection legislation.
A registered trade mark allows the legal right to use,license or sell within Australia the goods and services for which it isregistered and is protected under the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth). Registered trade marks can be enforced against competitors who use identical, substantially identical or deceptively similar trade marks for the same goodsand services, or similar goods or services if there is a likelihood of deception or confusion arising.
Australia joined the Madrid Protocol (Protocol) relating to international registration of trade marks on 11 July 2001. The Protocolprovides Australians with an easy to use and cost effective mechanism toprotect trade marks overseas and presents several advantages to applicants seeking protection in any of the contracting states.
The Protocol requires a single application only, in one language (English, Spanish or French), filed through the Trade Marks Office of the country of origin and offers protection in any of the Protocol member countries.
Trade marks are administered by IP Australia.
Domain Names
The .com.au second level domain is the most commonly used todenote a business with an Australian connection.
Au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is the policy authorityand industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space. In addition to the.au domains, there are closed domains available only to the educational and government sectors and community geographic domains reserved for community groups in Australian locations.
The com.au domain is for commercial purposes. Under the auDA policy, to be eligible for a domain name in the com.au 2LD, registrants mustbe:
an Australian registered company
trading under a registered business name in any Australian state or territory; or an Australian partnership or sole trader
a foreign company licensed to trade in Australia
an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark
an applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark
an association incorporated in any Australian state orterritory
an Australian commercial statutory body.
Domain names in the .com.au 2LD must also be:
an exact match, abbreviation or acronym of the registrant’sname or trade mark
otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant.
auDA administers and investigates complaints regarding domain name registrations including complaints that the registrant does not meet the eligibility requirements or where an .au domain is offered for sale.
IP Australia
IP Australia administers Australia’s intellectual property rights system, specifically patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeder’srights. For more information visit www.ipaustralia.gov.au.
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