Intellectual property protection
Australia has one of the strongest and most stable intellectual property systems in the world.
According to the International Property Rights Index, Australia’s intellectual property system ranks as the seventh most secure system in the world—out of 125 countries.1
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Broadly deemed patentable subject matter
In Australia, patents are available for a wide variety of therapeutic inventions including:
- new formulations
- new active ingredients
- isolated forms of (therapeutically useful) natural products
- new methods of treatment.
Inventions must meet the statutory requirements prescribed under the Patent Act 1990 (Cth) to be eligible for patent protection.