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Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012
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C2012A00035
15 April 2012
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14 April 2013
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1 Short title
2 Commencement
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3 Schedule(s)
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Schedule 1—Raising the quality of granted patents
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Part 1—Main amendments
Patents Act 1990
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Part 2—Balance of probabilities test
Patents Act 1990
Part 3—Application, savings and transitional provisions
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Schedule 2—Free access to patented inventions for regulatory approvals and research
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Part 1—Amendment
Patents Act 1990
Part 2—Application of amendment
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Schedule 3—Reducing delays in resolution of patent and trade mark applications
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Part 1—Amendments
Patents Act 1990
Trade Marks Act 1995
Part 2—Application and transitional provisions
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Schedule 4—Assisting the operations of the IP profession
Patents Act 1990
Trade Marks Act 1995
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Schedule 5—Improving mechanisms for trade mark and copyright enforcement
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Part 1—Customs seizure
Copyright Act 1968
Trade Marks Act 1995
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Part 2—Trade Mark offences
Trade Marks Act 1995
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Part 3—Relief for infringement of trade marks
Trade Marks Act 1995
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Schedule 6—Simplifying the IP system
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Part 1—Amendments
Designs Act 2003
Patents Act 1990
Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994
Trade Marks Act 1995
Part 2—Application and savings provisions