20 Best Intellectual Property (IP/Patent Law) schools in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Intellectual Property and Patent Law. A graph of 29.5K citations received by 2.83K academic papers made by 20 universities in Australia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Oceania

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Oceania

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Oceania

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Oceania

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

5. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Oceania

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Oceania

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

7. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Oceania

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

8. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in Oceania

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Oceania

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

10. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in Oceania

#132 in the World

Founded: 1991

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#12 in Oceania

#163 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in Oceania

#164 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#14 in Oceania

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

14. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in Oceania

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in Oceania

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in Oceania

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in Oceania

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in Oceania

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in Oceania

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

20. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in Oceania

#341 in the World

Founded: 1908

The best cities to study Intellectual Property and Patent Law in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.