The Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board (the Board) is a statutory body established under section 227A of the Patents Act 1990 and constituted under the Patents Regulations 1991. We are responsible for administering the regulatory and disciplinary regimes for patent and trade marks attorneys in Australia and New Zealand.
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COVID-19 and the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board
The Board and the Designated Manager are closely monitoring the latest information about the COVID-19 outbreak on an ongoing basis. If you wish to apply for a fee waiver as a result of financial hardship, or for Continuing Professional Education deferral if you have been unable to fulfill your CPE requirements due to COVID-19, please contact the TTIPAB Secretariat on mail.ttipab@ipaustralia.gov.au before 1 July 2021. Such applications will be considered on a case by case basis.
Open Letter to the IP Attorney Profession
A letter providing an update on the progress of the TTIPA regime since it commenced in 2017, from the Chair of the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board, the Designated Manager and Director General of IP Australia, and the New Zealand Commissioner of Patents. Read more
Resources
Forms
- Trade Marks Application for approval of Qualifications
- Trade Marks Application for approval of Knowledge Requirements
- Trade Marks Application for Registration
- Patents Application for approval of Qualifications
- Patents Application for approval of Knowledge Requirements
- Patents Application for Registration
- Incorporated Patents Application for Registration
- Incorporated Trade Marks Application for Registration