au_design_search

Search the IP Australia design register. Australian designs protect the visual appearance of manufactured products. Uses the Paged Advanced Search endpoint with full pagination support. Requires IP Australia credentials.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Design number, owner name, designer name, product keyword, or Locarno class code
searchType	string	No	owner (default), number, designer, product, or classification
status	string	No	Filter: all (default), live, dead, registered, or pending
locarnoClasses	string[]	No	Additional Locarno class filter (combinable with any search type)
limit	number	No	Maximum results (default: 20, max: 100)
cursor	string	No	Page number for pagination (integer string starting at “0”)

Example

Request

{
  "name": "au_design_search",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "Dyson",
    "searchType": "owner",
    "status": "registered",
    "limit": 5
  }
}

Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "AU-D-202115234",
      "designNumber": "202115234",
      "jurisdiction": "AU",
      "status": "registered",
      "statusDescription": "Registered",
      "filingDate": "2021-08-03",
      "registrationDate": "2021-11-15",
      "expiryDate": "2031-08-03",
      "locarnoClasses": ["15.05"],
      "applicants": [
        { "name": "Dyson Technology Limited" }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "hasMore": true,
    "cursor": "1",
    "totalResults": 187
  },
  "metadata": {
    "query": "Dyson",
    "searchType": "owner",
    "totalResults": 187,
    "executionTimeMs": 650
  }
}

Notes

• IP Australia uses suffixed Locarno class codes (e.g., “09-01E” within class 09-01). If a bare classification code returns no results, try a product keyword search.
• The classification search type matches Locarno codes. Use dash format (e.g., “09-01”) not dot format.

Related Tools

• au_design_status — get full details for a specific AU design
• eu_design_search — search EU community designs