IP Australia have just released the new Australian
Design Search into the wild, replacing the (now) old Australian
Designs Data Searching system, or ADDS.
It's a vast improvement over the old system, although if
you're familiar with IP Australia's efforts over the last
few years you'll see a lot in common with the Australian Trade
Mark Search. None of the glitchy bits or unsearchable fields of the
old system have been carried over, which will be a relief for those
of you who search designs regularly.
The link above will take you to the Quick Search. It has a
limited range of search options, most of which are non-technical; a
name or a number. You can also search images from here but I'll
go into that later. If you're not sure what to do, there is a
range of colourful help tabs relating to each of the options below
the searching field, otherwise try the Help link at the bottom of
the search page.
