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IP Organisations Worldwide Canadian Intellectual Property Office European Community Trade Marks Office (OHIM) Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand United States Patent and Trademark Office World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) We use the IP offices listed above more often than those of other countries, but try these two links if you wish to access the offices of other countries: Searchable Databases Hosted by Other Patent and Intellectual Property Offices
IT and Internet Law
Legal Information
Miscellaneous Sites
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SITES back to top
IP Australia
The federal government agency that grants rights in patents, trade marks and designs. On this site, you can also access the:
Australian Patent Office Decisions 1983 -
Australian Trade Mark Office Decisions 1991 -
Australian Design Office Decisions 1981-
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) Mayall's IP Links British Library Patents Information Services FPLC Intellectual Property Mall IPMENU World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) - IP digital library World Trade Organisation - TRIPS material
Provides access to the patents, trade marks and designs databases as well as to the Commissioner's decisions.
An international electronic archive providing access to the intellectual property laws of a wide range of countries
A UK portal for free IP information on the Internet
Links to patent and other intellectual property information resources
A US portal that links to a unique collection of intellectual property resources served up by the Franklin Pierce Law Centre
An Australian portal to IP resources on the internet
Various intellectual property data collections currently hosted by WIPO
Information on intellectual property in the WTO, including trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property rights
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Asian Patent Attorneys Association Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA) European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ) International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI) International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorney's (FICPI) International Trademark Association (INTA) Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand (LESANZ) Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
An association of individuals, companies and institutions involved in the practice of patent, trade mark, copyright and unfair competition law, as well as other fields of law affecting intellectual property
A non-governmental organisation. Membership of APAA is open to individuals practising the profession of "patent attorney" in the Asian region.
The professional and examining body for patent agents in the United Kingdom
European practitioners before the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) in the field of trade marks and industrial designs
A representative body promoting improvements in the laws and regulations relating to patents, trade marks, designs, and copyrights
An independent society providing a forum for the dissemination and discussion of intellectual property matters
A non-government organisation for research into the law relating to the protection of intellectual property
A non-political, world-wide organisation of intellectual property attorneys in private practice
INTA represents trademark owners to protect and advance the importance of trademarks as essential elements of international commerce
The regional association for professionals and businesses actively involved in transfer of technology and industrial or intellectual property rights.
An association of national and regional societies interested in the transfer of technology or licensing of intellectual property rights
IT AND INTERNET LAW back to top Domain Name Commissioner Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) The Internet Society of New Zealand The Internet Case Digest KuesterLaw LEGAL INFORMATION back to top British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) Brookers Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLI) European Court of Justice Findlaw - Australia GPO access The Knowledge Basket Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School) ScalePlus Window on the Law UK Court Service Judgments Database Auckland Netball The Commerce Commission Independent Newspapers - Stuff Ministry of Economic Development - New Zealand Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MORST) - New Zealand New Zealand Biotechnology Association New Zealand Companies Office New Zealand Government Online New Zealand's Online Venture Capital Service
Bitlaw: a resource on technology law
A comprehensive Internet resource on technology law, containing over 1,800 pages on patent, copyright, trade mark, and Internet legal issues
Responsible for the day to day oversight of the .nz domain name registration and management system
Assumes responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions
A compilation of cases designed to bookmark, collate and monitor important developments in Internet law
A comprehensive resource on the Internet for especially patent, copyright & trade mark law
Australian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)
Free access to Australian legal materials
Free access to British and Irish Legal Information
Chiefly subscriber access, but allows free access to the NZ Court of Appeal Judgments (1995 - )
Canadian primary legal material
Responsible for the uniform interpretation of Community Law
Contains practical information on legal issues and has a searchable directory of Australian legal professionals
United States Government Printing Office
Chiefly subscriber access, but allows free access to NZ Legislation
Key collections of primary legal materials and commentary as well as information retrieval and resource location tools
Up-to-date legislation and cases from the Australian Federal Attorney-General's Department
Decisions from various UK courts
MISCELLANEOUS SITES back to top
A'Courts
A database of products and brands in New Zealand
An Auckland sports organisation.
Brings about awareness of the Commerce and Fair Trading Acts
News and information from around New Zealand
The Ministry of Economic Development implements the Government's vision for economic development, including intellectual property issues
Providing leadership and direction for the New Zealand science and innovation sector
A database of New Zealand Biotechnology Companies, University Departments and Research Institutes
Search here for company details by name, director, shareholder and address
An overview of New Zealand and its government, access to government services information, as well as government agency contact details.
Internet portal on private equity / venture capital investment.