IP First Response asks up to 15 multiple choice questions about your rights, the suspected infringement, and your business situation. Based on your answers, it filters and organises over 30 potential options, highlighting those most likely to be relevant.
IP First Response provides you with details about the considerations involved with the different pathways you could choose to pursue – but the decision on what best suits your situation remains yours. Please note that IP rights can be complex and nuanced, so there will not be one clear option, but several to consider and maybe even use in combination.
This tool is not a substitute for professional advice (legal, business or other). IP Australia does not and cannot provide specific legal advice.
We’re still learning, and we’d like your help
This tool is currently in early-stage development and testing, aimed at determining its usefulness to people like you. We invite you to provide feedback about this navigator tool, IP First Response, and your experience enforcing your IP through our feedback form(Opens in a new tab/window) and email.
What questions you can expect
You will not be asked to provide any personal or business information through this tool.
You are not required to answer every question, but each answer helps improves the likelihood that the information is more relevant to someone in your situation.
Before beginning, it can be helpful to confirm some details you will be asked about.
1. Confirm your IP details, such as whether you have registered rights.
- The type of IP (e.g. trade mark, patent, etc.)
- The status (e.g. registered, pending, accepted, awaiting examination etc.)
- How to search the IP registers
2. Check if the suspected infringing party owns any IP relevant to this dispute.
- Search the IP Rights Registers for the individual or company you suspect of infringing on your rights
- How to search the IP registers
NOTE: THIS TOOL IS COMING SOON