Summary

Amends the:

in relation to: the thresholds set for the grant of a patent; and exempting patent infringement of research and experimental activities; and to: reduce delays in finalising patent and trade mark applications; enable trade marks and patent attorneys to practise through a corporate structure; and extend to trade marks and patent attorneys the same ‘advice’ privilege available to legal professionals; and in relation to the enforcement regime for counterfeit trade mark and copyright goods; and , , and to provide that the intellectual property rights system can adapt to the electronic and global business environments.