The Intellectual Property Research
Institute of Australia (IPRIA) is a national
centre for multi-disciplinary research on the law, economics and management
of intellectual property. It is based at the University of Melbourne, and is
run jointly
by the Melbourne Law School, the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, and the Melbourne
Business School.
IPRIA was established in 2002 with generous
funding from IP
Australia, the federal government agency responsible
for the granting of rights in patents, trade marks and designs.
That funding is part of the $3 billion Innovation Statement, Backing
Australia's Ability, that underscores the Government's
commitment to improving Australian business innovation.
Additional funding has also been provided
by the Victorian State Government under its Science,
Technology and Innovation initiatives, and by the University
of Melbourne.
IPRIA has a core of employed research
staff, as well as affiliated Research Associates located
within the University of Melbourne, in other Australian
universities and in associated research institutions overseas.
IPRIA's research focuses on ways to
improve the protection, management and
exploitation of intellectual property by business, research institutions and
other
users of the IP system, and on supporting high quality policy development by
government in areas relating to intellectual property. It seeks to use the outcomes
of its research to create and contribute to healthy public debate on key issues
relating to intellectual property.
IPRIA undertakes a range of research
projects using program funding from IP
Australia and the University of Melbourne. In addition, it undertakes selected
research projects for third parties under contract.
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