Bill
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2014
passed, as at 2015-02-25. Industry portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Industry
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-03-19
- second reading — 2014-03-19
- second reading — 2014-09-25
- second reading — 2014-11-24
- second reading — 2014-11-24
- committee — 2014-11-24
- third reading — 2014-11-24
- introduced — 2014-11-25
- second reading — 2014-11-25
- second reading — 2015-02-09
- second reading — 2015-02-09
- third reading — 2015-02-09
- passed — 2015-02-09
- royal assent — 2015-02-25
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-03-19.
The bill would make changes to several intellectual property laws to improve the system.
It would allow Australian drug makers to seek a court order to produce generic versions of patented medicines for export to eligible developing countries.
The patent holder would be paid compensation negotiated to avoid disadvantaging them.
- Amends the Patents Act 1990, Trade Marks Act 1995, Designs Act 2003 and Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994.
- Creates a scheme for compulsory licences to manufacture and export generic pharmaceuticals to developing countries.
- Implements Australia's commitment to the TRIPS Protocol.
Australian pharmaceutical manufacturers, patent holders, and developing countries that meet specified criteria.
Sources
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