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Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment
(Fee Review) Regulation 2016
I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor-General of the
Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council,
make the following regulation.
Dated 17 August 2016
Peter Cosgrove
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command
Greg Hunt
Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
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Contents 1 Name........................................................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement .......................................................................................................... 1
3 Authority..................................................................................................................... 1
4 Schedules .................................................................................................................... 1
Schedule 1—Amendments 2
Part 1—Amendments relating to designs 2
Designs Regulations 2004 2
Part 2—Amendments relating to patents 4
Patents Regulations 1991 4
Part 3—Amendments relating to plant breeder’s rights 8
Plant Breeder’s Rights Regulations 1994 8
Part 4—Amendments relating to trade marks 9
Trade Marks Regulations 1995 9
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1 Name
This is the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Fee Review)
Regulation 2016.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences,
or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any
other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
1. The whole of this
instrument
10 October 2016. 10 October 2016
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will
not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument.
Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in
any published version of this instrument.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under the following:
(a) the Designs Act 2003;
(b) the Patents Act 1990;
(c) the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994;
(d) the Trade Marks Act 1995.
4 Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or
repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any
other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
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Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 1 Amendments relating to designs
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Schedule 1—Amendments
Part 1—Amendments relating to designs
Designs Regulations 2004
1 Subregulations 11.01(7) and (8)
Repeal the subregulations.
2 Subparagraph 11.06(1)(a)(ii)
Omit “, 9 or 10”, substitute “or 9”.
3 Subregulation 11.09(1)
Omit “, 14, 15 or 16”, substitute “or 14”.
4 Paragraph 11.10(1)(a)
Omit “, 9 or 10”, substitute “or 9”.
5 Schedule 4 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Schedule 4—Fees Note: See regulation 11.01.
1 Table of fees
The following table sets out fees that are payable in relation to matters specified
in the table.
6 Schedule 4 (table item 9, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$550”, substitute “$600”.
7 Schedule 4 (table item 10)
Repeal the item.
8 Schedule 4 (cell at table item 12, column headed “Fee”)
Repeal the cell, substitute:
$600 for each day, or part of
a day, less any amount paid
under item 11 in relation to
the hearing
9 Schedule 4 (table items 13, 14, 15 and 16)
Repeal the items, substitute:
13 Filing a request for the supply, by the Registrar, of
not more than 3 documents relating to a single
design application or a single design number
$50 for each document
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14 Filing a request for the supply, by the Registrar, of
4 or more documents relating to a single design
application or a single design number
$200 for each request
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Patents Regulations 1991
10 Paragraph 22.2(2)(c)
Repeal the paragraph.
11 Subregulations 22.2(7) and (8)
Repeal the subregulations.
12 Subregulation 22.2C(1)
Omit “217, 218, 219, 220,”, substitute “218,”.
13 Subregulation 22.2H(1)
Omit “229, 233, 234 or 235”, substitute “233 or 234”.
14 Schedule 7 (note to Schedule heading)
Repeal the note, substitute:
Note: See regulations 22.2, 22.3 and 22.4.
15 Part 1 of Schedule 7 (after the heading)
Insert:
1 Table of fees—patent attorneys
The following table sets out fees that are payable in relation to matters specified
in the table.
16 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (after the heading)
Insert:
2 Table of fees—general fees
The following table sets out fees that are payable in relation to matters specified
in the table.
17 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 206, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$1,400”, substitute “$950”.
18 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (g)(i))
Omit “$500”, substitute “$550”.
19 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (g)(ii))
Omit “$550”, substitute “$600”.
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20 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (h)(i))
Omit “$500”, substitute “$550”.
21 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (h)(ii))
Omit “$550”, substitute “$600”.
22 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (i)(i))
Omit “$500”, substitute “$550”.
23 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (i)(ii))
Omit “$550”, substitute “$600”.
24 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (j)(i))
Omit “$500”, substitute “$550”.
25 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (j)(ii))
Omit “$550”, substitute “$600”.
26 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (k)(i))
Omit “$500”, substitute “$550”.
27 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (k)(ii))
Omit “$550”, substitute “$600”.
28 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (l)(i))
Omit “$1 120”, substitute “$1 250”.
29 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (l)(ii))
Omit “$1 170”, substitute “$1 300”.
30 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (m)(i))
Omit “$1 120”, substitute “$1 250”.
31 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (m)(ii))
Omit “$1 170”, substitute “$1 300”.
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32 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (n)(i))
Omit “$1 120”, substitute “$1 250”.
33 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (n)(ii))
Omit “$1 170”, substitute “$1 300”.
34 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (o)(i))
Omit “$1 120”, substitute “$1 250”.
35 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (o)(ii))
Omit “$1 170”, substitute “$1 300”.
36 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (p)(i))
Omit “$1 120”, substitute “$1 250”.
37 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (p)(ii))
Omit “$1 170”, substitute “$1 300”.
38 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (q)(i))
Omit “$2 300”, substitute “$2 550”.
39 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (q)(ii))
Omit “$2 350”, substitute “$2 600”.
40 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (q)(iii))
Omit “$2 300”, substitute “$2 550”.
41 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 211, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to subparagraph (q)(iv))
Omit “$2 350”, substitute “$2 600”.
42 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 215, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$550”, substitute “$600”.
43 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table items 217, 219, 220 and 229)
Repeal the items.
44 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 231, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (a))
Omit “219, 220, 229 or”.
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45 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 231A, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “219, 220, 229 or”.
46 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table items 233, 234 and 235)
Repeal the items, substitute:
233 Requesting the supply of not more than 3
documents relating to a single patent application or
a single patent
$50 for each document
234 Requesting the supply of 4 or more documents
relating to a single patent application or a single
patent
$200 for each request
47 Part 2 of Schedule 7 (table item 236, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$2 200”, substitute “$950”.
48 Part 3 of Schedule 7 (after the heading)
Insert:
3 Table of fees—general fees for international applications
The following table sets out fees that are payable in relation to matters specified
in the table.
49 Part 3 of Schedule 7 (table item 307)
Repeal the item.
50 Part 4 of Schedule 7 (after the heading)
Insert:
4 Table of fees—fees payable for benefit of International Bureau
The following table sets out fees that are payable in relation to matters specified
in the table.
51 Part 4 of Schedule 7 (table item 403)
Repeal the item, substitute:
403 The international filing fee is reduced by the following amount if the
international application is, as provided for in the Administrative Instructions,
filed:
(a) in electronic form, the request not being in character coded format—100
Swiss francs;
(b) in electronic form, the request being in character coded format—200 Swiss
francs;
(c) in electronic form, the request, description, claims and abstract being in
character coded format—300 Swiss francs.
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Plant Breeder’s Rights Regulations 1994
52 Subregulation 3(2)
Omit “the Schedule”, substitute “Schedule 1”.
53 Regulation 4
Omit “the Schedule” (wherever occurring), substitute “Schedule 1”.
54 Subregulation 4A(1)
Omit “the Schedule”, substitute “Schedule 1”.
55 Schedule (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Schedule 1—Fees Note: See regulation 4.
1 Table of fees
The following table sets out fees that are payable in relation to matters specified
in the table.
56 Schedule (table items 3 and 5)
Repeal the items.
57 Schedule (table item 6, column headed “Act, service or occasion in respect of which fee is payable”, paragraph (c))
Omit “of the same plant species”.
58 Schedule (after table item 12)
Insert:
12A On making a request for the supply of 4 or more
documents relating to a single application for PBR in
a plant variety or a single PBR in a plant variety
$200 for each request
59 Schedule (table item 16)
Repeal the item.
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Trade Marks Regulations 1995
60 Regulation 2.1
Insert:
AFS request has the meaning given by subregulation 3A.3(1).
requester has the meaning given by subregulation 3A.3(1).
61 Regulation 3A.2
Repeal the regulation.
62 In the appropriate position in Part 22
Insert:
22.12 Amendments made by the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment
(Fee Review) Regulation 2016
Despite the repeal of item 9 of Schedule 9 by Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Intellectual
Property Legislation Amendment (Fee Review) Regulation 2016 (the amending
Regulation), that item continues to apply in relation to the registration of a trade mark
of a kind mentioned in that item if the application for registration was filed before the
commencement of the amending Regulation.
63 Schedule 9 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Schedule 9—Fees Note: See regulation 21.21.
1 Table of fees
The following table sets out fees that are payable in relation to matters specified
in the table.
64 Schedule 9 (table item 1, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (a))
Omit “$120”, substitute “$250”.
65 Schedule 9 (table item 1, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (c))
Omit “$220”, substitute “$350”.
66 Schedule 9 (table item 1, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (d))
Omit “$80”, substitute “$130”.
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67 Schedule 9 (table item 3, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (a))
Omit “$270”, substitute “$400”.
68 Schedule 9 (table item 3, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (c))
Omit “$370”, substitute “$500”.
69 Schedule 9 (table item 4, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (a))
Omit “$370”, substitute “$500”.
70 Schedule 9 (table item 4, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (b))
Omit “$220”, substitute “$350”.
71 Schedule 9 (table item 5)
Repeal the item, substitute:
5 Filing an application for an extension of a period
under subregulation 4.12(3) or regulation 17A.20
$100 for each month or
part of a month for which
the extension is sought
5A Filing an application under subsection 224(2) of
the Act:
(a) for an extension of time on a ground specified
in paragraph 224(2)(a) of the Act; or $100 for each month or
part of a month for which
the extension is sought
(b) for an extension of time on a ground specified
in paragraph 224(2)(b) of the Act $100
5B Filing an application under subsection 224(3) of
the Act for an extension of time on a ground
specified in paragraph 224(3)(b) of the Act
$100 for each month or
part of a month for which
the extension is sought
72 Schedule 9 (table item 7)
Repeal the item, substitute:
7 Filing a notice of opposition under section 52 of
the Act or a notice of intention to oppose under
regulation 17A.33
$250
73 Schedule 9 (table item 9)
Repeal the item.
74 Schedule 9 (table item 10, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (a))
Omit “$300”, substitute “$400”.
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75 Schedule 9 (table item 10, column headed “Fee”, fee relating to paragraph (b))
Omit “$350”, substitute “$450”.
76 Schedule 9 (table item 10, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$100 for each class”, substitute “$100”.
77 Schedule 9 (table item 11, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$350”, substitute “$450”.
78 Schedule 9 (table item 12, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$350”, substitute “$450”.
79 Schedule 9 (table item 12, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$100 for each class”, substitute “$100”.
80 Schedule 9 (table item 17A)
Repeal the item.
81 Schedule 9 (table items 18 and 19)
Repeal the items.
82 Schedule 9 (table items 21, 21A, 22 and 23)
Repeal the items, substitute:
21 Request for not more than 3 documents relating to a
single trade mark application, a single trade mark
registration or a single AFS request
$50 for each
document
22 Request for 4 or more documents relating to a single
trade mark application, a single trade mark registration
or a single AFS request
$200 for each request
83 Schedule 9 (table item 32)
Repeal the item, substitute:
32 Submitting an AFS request under regulation 3A.3 $200 for each class of
goods or services to
which the request
relates
84 Schedule 9 (table item 33, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$120”, substitute “$200”.
85 Schedule 9 (table item 34, column headed “Fee”)
Omit “$120”, substitute “$150”.
86 Schedule 9 (table item 35)
Repeal the item.
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