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1. Introduction -- 1.1. Terms of reference -- 1.2. The reasons for the review -- 1.3. The specific regulations affecting the patent attorney profession -- 1.4. The Hilmer Report and the Competition Principles Agreement -- 1.5. The Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement -- 1.6. The regulation of o...

3.2. The Patent Attorneys Professional Standards Board (PAPSB) -- 3.3. Relationship between PAPSB and the Institute of patent Attorneys of Australia -- 3.4. The costs of patenting -- 3.5. The interface between government and the intellectual property system -- 4. The markets and competition -- 4.1....

5.2. The potential costs of departing from the present regulatory regime for patent services -- 5.2.1. The availability of information -- 5.2.2. Client risk -- 5.2.3. Effects on Australia's income from abroad -- 5.2.4. The likely effects on patent office costs -- 5.3. The potential benefits of dereg...

6.2. Current education and training in trade marks and designs -- 6.3. A revised examination system -- 6.4. The "One-year" requirement -- 6.5. The technical qualification -- 6.6. Education and training in other regulated professions in Australia -- 6.7. The New Education and Examination Committee --...

8.3. An alternative structue to administer the code of conduct and discipline of the patent attorney profession -- 8.3.1.Options for change -- 8.3.2. Matters relation to conduct -- 8.3.3. Application of the code of conduct -- 9. The Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement -- 9.1. History of the Tr...

10.3. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) -- 10.4. The potention for harmonisation of patent attorney practice in the Asian region -- Appendix 1. A short history of intellectual property protection in Australia -- Appendix 2. Regulation of professions in Australia -- Appendix 3. Types of patent -- A...