Precedents: Intellectual Property — Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright, Designs
6 starting-point precedents for this area. Each one names the law it rests on and says how far AI may help.
- Precedents in this area
- 6
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- Newest law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Guidance for this area
- Tasks and AI use in Intellectual Property — Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright, Designs
| Precedent | Kind | Where it applies | AI use | Law stated as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade mark clearance search report and filing recommendationAdvice memo reporting the results of a trade mark clearance search: registrability under s 41, conflicts under s 44, opposition risks, use (infringement) risk, options, and a filing recommendation with classes and specification. | Memo | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| IP infringement letter of demand (trade mark, copyright, design, patent) with unjustified-threats checkModular letter of demand for registered trade mark, copyright, registered design or patent infringement, with a pre-sending checklist to manage the statutory unjustified-threats actions in each Act. | Letter | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Deed of assignment of intellectual property (with moral rights consent)Deed assigning copyright, registered and unregistered IP from an individual or company to the client, with a present assignment of future copyright, a moral rights consent that meets s 195AWA, recordal steps and further assurance. | Deed | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Research collaboration contract (Australian IP Toolkit for Collaboration and HERC IP Framework) — use guideGuide to choosing and completing the Government's free collaboration templates: the IP Toolkit model term sheet, model contract and mini contract, and the HERC IP Framework for university collaborations, with updates needed since 2015. | Agreement | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Clause set: ownership of AI-generated output and training-data rights (with warranties and indemnities)Clauses for contracts involving generative AI: who owns outputs (and what happens where no copyright subsists), whether customer data may be used for training, training-data warranties, output indemnities and records of human contribution. | Clause | Australia, United Kingdom (England and Wales), United States, European Union | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Memo: AI contribution, inventorship and authorship before filingFile memo for patent and copyright matters where AI tools were used: maps each claimed feature or creative element to the human who conceived it, records the AI tools used, and confirms the named inventors and the applicant's entitlement. | Memo | Australia, United Kingdom (England and Wales), United States | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
AI use levels: Green means AI can do most of the drafting and a lawyer reviews it. Yellow means AI helps in set ways and a lawyer checks specific points. Red means a lawyer does the work and AI stays out of the decisive steps.