Enhance and Enable

Ouzman, S. (Participant)

Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference

Description

IP Australia is looking to enhance the intellectual property (IP) system to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to benefit from and protect their Indigenous Knowledge (IK). Hearing from you will help IP Australia make changes to the IP system. The session will also include some information on using IK that is part of your business brand or products or to help prevent the misappropriation of IK.
Consultation Topics and Guide
The focus group session is an opportunity to tell us about your experiences and how you think changes to IP can best support you, your community, and/or your business. The conversation will cover the four topics that IP Australia is consulting on:
1. Establish an Indigenous Advisory Panel – provide a formal Indigenous voice to IP Australia.
2. Enhance the process for trade marks and designs – support IK owners to benefit from, and consent to, the use of their IK.
3. Declare the source of IK in new innovations – encourage transparency and recognition of IK owners.
4. Explore interest in authenticity labelling – promote Indigenous products.

Period	17 May 2021
Event type	Workshop
Location	Perth, Australia, Western AustraliaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	Regional

Keywords

Intellectual Property
ICIP
IP
Heritage
Archaeology
Australia

Documents & Links

IP Australia is looking to enhance the intellectual property (IP) system to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to benefit from and protect their Indigenous Knowledge (IK). Hearing from you will help IP Australia make changes to the IP system. The session will also include some information on using IK that is part of your business brand or products or to help prevent the misappropriation of IK. Consultation Topics and Guide The focus group session is an opportunity to tell us about your experiences and how you think changes to IP can best support you, your community, and/or your business. The conversation will cover the four topics that IP Australia is consulting on: 1. Establish an Indigenous Advisory Panel – provide a formal Indigenous voice to IP Australia. 2. Enhance the process for trade marks and designs – support IK owners to benefit from, and consent to, the use of their IK. 3. Declare the source of IK in new innovations – encourage transparency and recognition of IK owners. 4. Explore interest in authenticity labelling – promote Indigenous products.