Recorded Webinar: Gone in the Blink of an Eye: International Protection of Australian Intellectual Property

Intellectual property registration in Australia offers almost no protection in overseas markets. As a result, IP owners who wish to export or manufacture overseas need to put in place effective legal strategies as far as possible to prevent infringement. This session will examine what advice needs to be given to exporters and other who wish to manufacture and sell their products overseas to protect their intellectual property, including:

• Planning and strategies for entering an overseas market
• Conducting searches and doing the due diligence on availability and use of Australian intellectual property
• Will registration in Australia give any protection overseas?
• Do international treaties provide any protection?
• Can IP registration be filed in other countries? Timing and other issues
• Locating and selecting reliable advisers overseas
• Options and risk issues in licensing to, and manufacture by, foreign partners
• Tips for drafting ironclad contracts for manufacturers, distributers, agents, consultants and employees overseas
• Proactive defensive steps including:

• marking good with registered IP rights
• monitoring the market place
• acting where necessary and in a timely manner

• Resources and support for businesses including Austrade, Efic report on IP protection overseas (2017), Export Market Development Grants