A critical evaluation of government-sponsored reviews of intellectual property in Australia

Constant changes to the Australian intellectual property (IP) system undertaken in the three decades since the 1970s have been accompanied by a proliferation of legislation and intermittent reviews. The staggering volume of such activities has generated debate as to whether such an approach should b...

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Main Authors: Endeshaw, A., Sadler, Pauline
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37182
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description Constant changes to the Australian intellectual property (IP) system undertaken in the three decades since the 1970s have been accompanied by a proliferation of legislation and intermittent reviews. The staggering volume of such activities has generated debate as to whether such an approach should be allowed to continue in light of Australia's determination to forge ahead in knowledge creation and management that the information era demands. This article investigates the propriety and consistency of the reviews conducted, the respective recommendations made, and the underlying perspectives, if any, for IP lawmaking and implementation in Australia in the past or, indeed, for the future.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-371822017-09-13T15:59:13Z A critical evaluation of government-sponsored reviews of intellectual property in Australia Endeshaw, A. Sadler, Pauline intellectual property industrial property lawmaking copyright economic policy review international trade competition patents Constant changes to the Australian intellectual property (IP) system undertaken in the three decades since the 1970s have been accompanied by a proliferation of legislation and intermittent reviews. The staggering volume of such activities has generated debate as to whether such an approach should be allowed to continue in light of Australia's determination to forge ahead in knowledge creation and management that the information era demands. This article investigates the propriety and consistency of the reviews conducted, the respective recommendations made, and the underlying perspectives, if any, for IP lawmaking and implementation in Australia in the past or, indeed, for the future. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37182 10.1080/13600834.2012.641433 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group restricted
spellingShingle intellectual property
industrial property
lawmaking
copyright
economic policy
review
international trade
competition
patents
Endeshaw, A.
Sadler, Pauline
A critical evaluation of government-sponsored reviews of intellectual property in Australia
title A critical evaluation of government-sponsored reviews of intellectual property in Australia
title_full A critical evaluation of government-sponsored reviews of intellectual property in Australia
title_fullStr A critical evaluation of government-sponsored reviews of intellectual property in Australia
title_full_unstemmed A critical evaluation of government-sponsored reviews of intellectual property in Australia
title_short A critical evaluation of government-sponsored reviews of intellectual property in Australia
title_sort critical evaluation of government-sponsored reviews of intellectual property in australia
topic intellectual property
industrial property
lawmaking
copyright
economic policy
review
international trade
competition
patents
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37182