Intellectual
Property Rights Office
Welcome to the website of
the Intellectual Property Rights Office. This
website includes information about the Intellectual
Property Rights Office (also known as the IP
Rights Office and the IPRO), how it helps the
creators of original works protect their rights, and
some background information on copyright in general.
- To register works
subject to copyright instantly online, please visit
the Copyright
Registration Service website, by clicking
here.
- To read some brief
background information about the history of
copyright law, click
here.
- To read information
about the IP Rights Office and its
activities, please click
here.
- If you would like to
contact the IP Rights Office please click
here.
The IP Rights Office
is not an agency of or connected to any government, and
its operations are not restricted to any particular
nation state.
Users of this site should
recognise that the IP Rights Office is designed
to record, archive, and retrieve creative works; it does
not become involved in or have any expertise regarding
legal matters or disputes relating to copyright or other
areas of intellectual property law. As such, it cannot
offer any advice on these subjects, other than that
relating directly to the recording/archiving/retrieving
of creative works.
The information provided
on this website is intended as a general guide only, and
should not be taken as legal advice or relied upon. The
information provided is generally applicable to nations
of the Berne Convention, but users should be aware that
details may vary from nation to nation and that these
variations are not covered on this site or on the site
of the Copyright Registration Service. If in
doubt about any matter, or in need of any advice
relating to copyright or any other area of intellectual
property law, always seek the advice of a professional
IP lawyer operating in and familiar with your local
jurisdiction. |