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