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LEGISLATION
ENFORCEMENT
IP AWARENESS
OFFICIAL NOTICE CONCERNING TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS 22 JUNE 2012 The Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea will NO LONGER accept Form 4 Applications ( an application for registration of a trademark) that have pasted/glued/stapled trademark representations on the actual application form. Instead, the Office requires that all trademark representations be either TYPED (especially plain word marks ) OR EMBEDDED INTO THE APPLICATION FORM OR SCANNED (especially images/mixed marks ) to appear as part of the application form. Note that the scanned or embedded image should have a resolution of 300dpi... IPOPNG CELEBRATES WORLD IP DAY26 APRIL 2012 THEME: VISIONARY INNOVATORS The day is celebrated globally by countries that are members to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) including PNG. The aim is to raise awareness on how patents (inventions), copyrights (literary and artistic works), trademarks (brands, company/business logos and names) and industrial designs (designs of articles) impact on daily life. The event also aims to celebrate creativity, and the contributions made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe... APPLICATION ON PATENTING OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC CELLS IN PNG REFUSED BY IPOPNG In light of the decision made by the European Court ( as published in an article on http://www.deseretnews.com) on in recognizing that human life begins from the moment of conception this week (Wednesday, 19 October 2011), the Intellectual Property of Office of PNG (IPOPNG) is elated to note the significant progress in this discussions and most probably the end to the long standing controversial question (from the legal point of view)... |
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The situation is different from the 1960s and 70s with more local creativity, manufacturing activity, establishment of research institutions and universities, the emergence of more local artists and writers, recording studios, privately owned radio stations.
In the absence of an effective IP system, Papua New Guineans have not been able to protect their intellectual property and obtain maximum benefits from creativity and innovative activities. Therefore the great need to introduce and enact appropriate intellectual property laws has been existing for a long time.
Given this background, the Government of PNG through its Intellectual Property Office (IPOPNG) has committed itself during the last 10 years in building an intellectual property system for the country.
This site provides information on IPOPNG's activities, the services it provides to its clients, and the public and the links with related local and international organizations.