Corporate Body

Patent Office (1903 - 1992)

Commonwealth of Australia

From
1 January 1903
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
21 December 1992
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Alternative Names
  • Australian Patent Office
Reference No
CA 555
Legal Status
National Archives of Australia, Registered Agency

Summary

The Australian Patent Office was established in Melbourne in 1903 as the Commonwealth government agency responsible for patent registration and rights, taking over the patent responsibilities of the States. In the years to follow, the office also took responsibility for trade marks and designs systems. By 1933 the office had moved a small number of staff to the newly formed federal capital, Canberra. In 1992 it changed its name, to become the Australian Industrial Property Organisation (AIPO).

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 1903 - 1992 Patent Office
       1992 - 1998 Australian Industrial Property Organisation (AIPO)
             1998 - IP Australia

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Jack Roberts; Ken McInnes

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