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Find out how intellectual property rights can support First Nations businesses, protect creations and innovations, and support growth in local and global markets.
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Learn how best to respectfully engage, seek permission and build strong partnerships when working with cultural knowledge and material.
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Learn how IP Australia works with First Nations peoples to improve the IP system through partnership, consultation, reform and international engagement.
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The First Nations Strategy is our framework to ensure that our services, policies and practices are respectful, inclusive, and supportive of First Nations peoples.
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Terminology
We use the term 'cultural knowledge and material' to describe First Nations cultures, knowledge, material and creative expressions.
You may also see terms such as Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP), Indigenous Knowledge (IK), Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCE) used by governments, communities, organisations and international bodies.
We use the term First Nations peoples for consistency throughout these pages. We recognise that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations may prefer different terms.