The Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) was established in 2002 as an initiative of IP Australia. Its mission is to increase the understanding, creation, use and exploitation of intellectual capital by Australian organisations and individuals. The focus is to move understanding and engagement with intellectual capital from a technical to a strategic consideration. Intellectual capital in this context is broader than formal intellectual property rights and includes the management of knowledge, personnel and intangible assets. IPRIA is a collaborative research centre located at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

with significant funding from

IP Australia IP Australia is an Australian Government agency, responsible for administering intellectual property law in Australia. The agency manages the registration of patents, trade marks, registered designs and plant breeder's rights in Australia. ...

. The core faculties are th
Faculty of Business and Economics
the

Melbourne Law School Melbourne Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of the University of Melbourne. Located in Carlton, Victoria, Melbourne Law School is Australia's oldest law school, and offers Juris Doctor, J.D., Master of Laws, LL.M, Doctor of P ...

and the

Melbourne Business School Melbourne Business School (MBS) is the graduate business school of the University of Melbourne, located in Victoria, Australia. The School offers a range of programs, including an MBA, specialist Masters programs, a doctoral program, and various ...

. IPRIA's objectives are to: * support the development of public policy in relation to intellectual property issues: * optimise the protection, management and exploitation of intellectual capital by all Australian stakeholders, including research institutions, public and private sector interests; and * help create an informed environment for, and contribute to, on-going public debate in Australia about intellectual capital issues. The inaugural Director was academic legal scholar Professo
Andrew Christie
who served from 2002 to 2008 and Professo
Beth Webster
was the Director of IPRIA from 2008 to 2014. In 2015 and 2016 Professo
Megan Richardson
(law) and Associate Professo
Kwanghui Lim
were co-directors. In 2017 Professo
Megan Richardson
(law) became the sole Director.

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* {{Official website, https://law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/ipria Intellectual property organizations Organisations based in Melbourne Economy of Melbourne