What a great way to round off this challenging year – finally, tangible progress from our ongoing consultation with IP Australia, with a Bill presented in Parliament proposing amendments to the Designs Act. [...]
NEWS
Sub Heading Part 1
RECIPROCAL DESIGN RIGHTS BETWEEN UK & EU END JAN 1, 2021
In 2016 Britain announced sweeping changes to UK intellectual property (IP) laws following extensive lobbying by a group of leading European brands. Among many new initiatives, the replica furniture industry was [...]
NEWS I READ IP AUSTRALIA REPORTS Designs Review
To round off the research phase of the IP Australia Designs Review, some ‘short-term wins’ are due (fingers crossed) to hit Parliament in late 2020. GRACE PERIOD The introduction of a ‘grace [...]
VIVID DESIGN COMPETITION l The 2020 winners are ….
We are proud to support the 17th edition of the vivid design competition for the fifth year, Australia’s leading springboard for emerging furnishing designers. Helmed by the team at Latitude, and held in [...]
AUSTRALIAN DESIGN COUNCIL l Set to drive a design-led renaissance!
The announcement of the re-formation of the Australian Design Council is great news! Helmed by industry leaders spanning innovators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers, the Council strives to embed design as a driver to [...]
WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR INSTAGRAM?
FOLLOW OUR NEW HANDLE @authentic_design_alliance Please support our cause by following (and sharing) our NEW Instagram handle to help rebuild the substantial following that has been lost. We’re not exactly [...]
IP AUSTRALIA DESIGNS REVIEW UPDATE
Despite all atm, it’s still business as usual with our ongoing consultation to the IP Australia review of design systems! IP Australia, the government body responsible for administrating patents, trademarks, [...]
ENTER I GOOD DESIGN AWARDS 2020 by April 24
We are proud to support our Affiliate partners Good Design Australia who helm the Good Design Awards – one of the most prestigious design awards in the world and the nation’s highest design honour ✔️ Entries [...]
UPDATE I OUR MDW EVENTS POSTPONED
After considered consultation with our event partners, our planned Melbourne Design Week program will be reschduled for later this year. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to welcoming you in the [...]
EVENT I JOIN US AT MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK – Mar 19
AUTHENTIC DESIGN ALLIANCE® joins the Melbourne Design Week program to spotlight the endemic problem of design theft in Australia by unpacking the importance of investing in the brands that create, make, sell and [...]
ADA® EVENT I WHAT’S ON FLACK’S PLINTHS – March 19
GET REAL, BUY REAL, SUPPLY REAL! AUTHENTIC DESIGN ALLIANCE® joins the Melbourne Design Week program to spotlight the endemic problem of design theft in Australia by unpacking the importance of investing in the [...]
ADA x IP AUSTRALIA ROUNDTABLE OUTCOMES
Following our participation in the IP Australia stakeholder forum in December, we met with the research team last week to further flesh out issues we felt were yet to be included in the ongoing ACIP review into [...]