Accredited courses

The Professional Standards Board ceased conducting examinations in 2004.

The Board has accredited courses in the four required topic groups at the following institutions:

• The University of Melbourne
     Topic groups - A, B, C & D
• Monash University
     Topic groups - A, B, C & D.
• University of Technology, Sydney
     Topic Groups - A, B, C & D
• Queensland University of Technology
     Topic Groups - A and B

Accredited courses at UTS are now conducted online.

You should contact your chosen accredited institution early to enrol in appropriate courses through the institution's normal enrolment process.

Accredited courses - detailed list

The Board has accredited the following courses:

Melbourne University

Course No. 1

• Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions or
• Fundamentals of the Common Law [730-852]
• Trade Marks Practice [730-883]
• Trade Marks and Unfair Competition [730-656]
• Designs Law and Practice [730-894]
• Patent Law (previously titled Patents & Trade Secrets) [730-625]
• Patent Practice [730-675]
• Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications [730-676]

as meeting the requirements of topic groups, A, B, C, D, E, F, H and I

Course No. 2

• Trade Marks and Unfair Competition and Trade Marks Practice [730-656]

as meeting the requirements of topic groups B, C and D

Course No. 3

• Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions or Fundamentals of the Common Law [730-852]
• Overview of Intellectual Property
• Trade Marks and Unfair Competition [730-656]
• Trade Marks Practice [730-675]

as meeting the requirements of topic groups A, B, C and D

Course No. 4

• Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions or Fundamentals of the Common Law [730-852]
• Overview of Intellectual Property

as meeting the requirements of topic group A

Course No. 5

• Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions; or
• Fundamentals of the Common Law [730-852]

as meeting partial requirements of topic group A (Legal Process)

Course No. 6

• Overview of Intellectual Property

as meeting partial requirements of topic group A (Overview of Intellectual Property)

Course No. 7

• Patent Law [730-625]
• Patent Practice [730-675]

as meeting the requirements of topic group E and F.

Course No. 8

• Design Law and Practice [730-894]

as meeting the requirements of topic group I

Monash University

Course No. 1

• Australian Legal System [LAW7212]

as meeting partial requirements of topic group A (Legal Process)

Course No. 2

• Overview of Intellectual Property [LAW7223]

as meeting partial requirements of topic group A (Overview of Intellectual Property)

Course No. 3

• Trade Marks and Commercial Designations [LAW7075]

as meeting the requirements for topic group C

Course No. 4

• Trade Marks Practice [LAW7224]

as meeting the requirements for topic group B and D

Course No. 5

• Patents for Inventions from 2007 (previously named as Patents, Trade Secrets and Allied Rights) [LAW7119]

as meeting the requirements of topic group E

Course No. 6

• Designs Law and Practice [LAW7254]

as meeting the requirements of topic group I

Academy of the Institute of Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys

Course No. 1

• Drafting Patent Specifications

as meeting the requirements of topic group G

Course No. 2

• Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications

as meeting the requirements of topic group H

Course No. 3

• Patent Systems

as meeting the requirements of topic group F

University of Technology, Sydney

Course No. 1

• Legal Process and Intellectual Property [77896]

as meeting the requirements of topic group A

Course No. 2

• Professional Conduct (IP) [77892]

as meeting the requirements of topic group B

Course No. 3

• Trade Marks Law [77889]

as meeting the requirements of topic group C

Course No. 4

• Trade Marks Practice [77890]

as meeting the requirements of topic group D

Course No. 5

• Patent Law [77898]

as meeting the requirements of topic group E

Course No. 6

• Patent Systems [77891]

as meeting the requirements of topic group F

Course No. 7

• Drafting of Patent Specifications [77894]

as meeting the requirements of topic group G

Course No. 8

• Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications [77895]

as meeting the requirements of topic group H

Course No. 9

• Designs Law and Practice [77893]

as satisfying the requirements of topic group I

Course No. 10

• Legal Process and intellectual Property [77896]
• Professional Conduct (IP) [77892]
• Trade Marks Law [77889]
• Trade Marks Practice [77890]

as meeting the requirements of topic groups A, B, C and D

Course No. 11

• Legal Process and intellectual Property [77896]
• Professional Conduct (IP) [77892]
• Trade Marks Law [77889]
• Trade Marks Practice [77890]
• Patent Law [77898]
• Patent Systems [77891]
• Drafting of Patent Specifications [77894]
• Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications [77895]
• Designs Law and Practice [77893]

as meeting the requirements of topic groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I

Queensland University of Technology

Course No. 1

• Legal Institutions and Methods and Introduction to Intellectual Property Law [LWB141]

as meeting the requirements of topic group A

Course No. 2

• Legal Institutions and Methods and Intellectual Property Law [LSB309]

as meeting the requirements of topic group A

Course No. 3

• Professional Responsibility [LWB433]

as meeting the requirements of topic group B