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Trans Tasman IP Attorney Board
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.

 
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  • Trade Marks Application for approval of Qualifications
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Legislation

  • Patents Act 1990 (Cth)
  • Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth)
  • Patents Act 2013 (NZ)
  • Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth)
  • Trade Marks Regulations 1995 (Cth)
  • Code of Conduct for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys 2013
  • Code of Conduct for Trans-Tasman Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys 2018

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