- PATENTS RULES
- History
- Arrangement of Provisions
- Actual Provisions
- Matter of Proceeding
- 1. (Deleted by S 324/2003)
- 2. On filing a request for the grant of
- 3. On reference under section 20 (1) or
- 4. On filing a counter-statement in each
- (a) Opposing the making of an order unde
- (b) Opposing a request under section 22
- (c) In respect of a reference under sect
- (d) Opposing an application under sectio
- (e) In answer to a notice of opposition
- (f) In answer to a notice of opposition
- (g) In respect of a reference under sect
- (h) In respect of an application under s
- (i) In answer to a notice of opposition
- (j) In respect of a reference under sect
- (k) On contesting an application under s
- (l) On contesting an application under s
- (m) In answer to a notice of opposition
- 5. On application under section 20 (5) o
- 6. On request for directions under secti
- 7. On reference under section 23 (5) or
- 8. On application to the Registrar under
- 9. On filing a statement of inventorship
- 10. On request for early publication und
- 10A. On filing a notice of withdrawal of
- 11. On filing a request for a search rep
- 12. On filing a request for a search and
- 12A. On furnishing details referred to i
- 12B. On furnishing information referred
- 12C. On filing a notice of intention to
- 13. On filing a request for an examinati
- 14. On request to amend application befo
- 14A. On filing a response to a written o
- 15. On request that a certificate of gra
- (a) where the application for a patent h
- (b) where the application for a patent h
- (i) a date of filing on or after 1st Jul
- (ii) not more than 25 claims in the pate
- (c) where the application for a patent h
- (i) a date of filing on or after 1st Jul
- (ii) more than 25 claims in the patent s
- 16. On payment of renewal fee (not inclu
- (a) for each year in respect of the 5th,
- (b) for each year in respect of the 8th,
- (c) for each year in respect of the 11th
- (d) for each year in respect of the 14th
- (e) for each year in respect of the 17th
- (f) for the 20th year of the patent
- (g) for each year after the 20th year of
- 17. (Deleted by S 324/2003)
- 17A. On payment of an additional fee for
- (a) not exceeding one month
- (b) each succeeding month (but not excee
- 18. On application to amend specificatio
- 19. On notice of opposition to amendment
- 20. On application for the restoration o
- 21. On payment of additional fee on the
- 22. On filing an offer to surrender a pa
- 23. On notice of opposition to offer to
- 24. (Deleted by S 300/2000)
- 25. On application to register or give n
- 26. On filing a request, in respect of o
- (a) each alteration or correction of nam
- (b) each alteration or correction of add
- 26A. On filing a request, in respect of
- (a) each alteration or correction of add
- (b) each correction of an error in the r
- (c) each correction of an error of trans
- 27. On request for the furnishing of or
- (a) fee for inspecting each file or docu
- (b) fee for furnishing each file or docu
- (c) fee for photocopying each page or pa
- (d) where the document is placed in the
- (i) fee for self-service photocopying of
- (ii) fee for photocopying of each page o
- 28. On request for certificate of the Re
- (a) by impressed stamp —
- (i) for the first 20 sheets
- (ii) for each additional sheet thereafte
- (b) sealed and attached to the documents
- (i) for the first 20 sheets
- (ii) for each additional sheet thereafte
- (c) in respect of a priority document un
- (d) in respect of a certified copy of th
- 29. On application for entry of order of
- 30. On application by proprietor for ent
- 31. On application for settlement of ter
- 32. On application under section 54 (1)
- 33. On notice of opposition to an applic
- 34. On reference to the Registrar of a d
- 35. On application for declaration of no
- 36. On application under repealed sectio
- 37. On application under section 80 for
- 38. On request for re-examination of a p
- 39. On payment of prescribed fee for ent
- 40. On payment of prescribed fee and req
- 41. On application to Registrar for an i
- 42. On request for the exercise of the d
- 43. On declaration of authorisation wher
- 44. On payment of the advertisement fee
- 45. On notice of opposition to the corre
- 46. On request for information relating
- 47. On request for extension of each tim
- 48. On request for extension of each tim
- 49. On payment of additional fee for ext
- 49A. On request for extension of periods
- (a) where the application is not an inte
- (b) where the application is an internat
- 50. On payment of transmittal fee under
- 50A. On payment of fee under rule 117 (6
- 51. On request for certificate authorisi
- 52. On notice of intention to restrict a
- 53. On request for certificate authorisi
- 54. (Deleted by S 503/2003)
- 55. (Deleted by S 324/2003)
- 56. On payment of renewal fee under sect
- (a) for each year in respect of the 5th,
- (b) for each year in respect of the 8th,
- (c) for each year in respect of the 11th
- (d) for each year in respect of the 14th
- (e) for each year in respect of the 17th
- (f) for the 20th year of the patent
- (g) for each year after the 20th year of
- 56A. On application to extend the term o
- 56B. On filing a request for a search an
- (a) where the Examiner is the Australian
- (b) where the Examiner is the Austrian P
- (c) where the Examiner is the Danish Pat
- 56BA. On filing one or more documents un
- 56BB. On filing a declaration under rule
- 56BC. On filing a request under rule 9A
- 56C. On filing any miscellaneous documen
- 57. For using the patent computer facili
- (a) for every half hour or part thereof
- (b) for each sheet of information printe
- (c) for every hour or part thereof of us
- (d) for purchase of each recordable comp
- (e) for each session of use of the certi
- 58. (Deleted by S 24/2007)
- 59. For using the services of a service
- (a) Patents Form 10, 11, 12 or 45A and a
- (b) Patents Form 8, 11A, 11B, 11C, 13 or
- (c) any other form and any document acco
- 60. Purchase of a copy of —
- (a) Patents Journal A
- (b) Patents Journal B
- Form
- Certificate Form 1
- Certificate Form 2
- Patents Form 1
- Patents Form 2
- Patents Form 3
- Patents Form 4
- Patents Form 5
- Patents Form 6
- Patents Form 7
- Patents Form 8
- Patents Form 9
- Patents Form 9A
- Patents Form 10
- Patents Form 11
- Patents Form 11A
- Patents Form 11B
- Patents Form 11C
- Patents Form 12
- Patents Form 13
- Patents Form 13A
- Patents Form 14
- Patents Form 15
- Patents Form 16
- Patents Form 17
- Patents Form 18
- Patents Form 19
- Patents Form 20
- Patents Form 21
- Patents Form 22
- Patents Form 23
- Patents Form 24
- Patents Form 25
- Patents Form 26
- Patents Form 27
- Patents Form 28
- Patents Form 29
- Patents Form 30
- Patents Form 31
- Patents Form 32
- Patents Form 33
- Patents Form 34
- Patents Form 35
- Patents Form 36
- Patents Form 37
- Patents Form 38
- Patents Form 39
- Patents Form 40
- Patents Form 41
- Patents Form 42
- Patents Form 43
- Patents Form 44
- Patents Form 45
- Patents Form 45A
- Patents Form 46
- Patents Form 47
- Patents Form 48
- Patents Form 49
- Patents Form 50
- Patents Form 51
- Patents Form 53
- Patents Form 54
- Patents Form 55
- Patents Form 56
- Patents Form 57
- Patents Form 99
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PATENTS ACT
(CHAPTER 221, SECTIONS 42, 110 AND 115)
PATENTS RULES History G.N. NO.S 1//95 -> 1996 REVISED EDITION -> 2007 REVISED EDITION
[23rd February 1995] Arrangement of Provisions
PRELIMINARY 1 Citation 2 Definitions 3 Fees 4 Forms 5 Costs 6 Taxation of costs 7 Taxation proceedings 8 International exhibitions 9 Declaration of priority for purposes of section 17 (2) 9A Request to Registrar for permission to make late declaration under section 17 (2B) 9B Furnishing of application or file number and of priority documents to support declaration under section 17 (2) 9C Translation of priority documents RIGHT TO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A PATENT 10 References under section 20 (1) (a) 11 References by co-proprietors under section 20 (1) (b) 12 Orders under section 20 13 Prescribed period for new application under section 20 (3) 14 Authorisation under section 20 (5) 15 Request by joint applicants under section 22 16 Referral to Registrar under section 23 INVENTORS 17 Mention of inventor 18 Procedure where applicant is not inventor or sole inventor
APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS 19 Application for grant of patent 20 Micro-organisms 21 Drawings 22 Abstracts 23 Size and presentation of documents 24 Form of statements, counter-statements and evidence 25 Unity of invention 26 Certain matters prescribed under section 26 26A Missing parts 27 New applications under section 26 (11) 28 Extension of period for filing new applications 29 Publication of applications 30 Completion of preparations for publication PROCEDURE FOR GRANT 31 Address for service 32 Period for commencement of formalities examination 33 Formal requirements 34 Preliminary examination 35 Copies of documents referred to in formalities report 36 Request for search report 37 Request for search and examination report 38 Period for filing request for search report 39 Details of foreign applications 40 Minimum documentation for search 41 Prescribed patent offices 42 Request for examination report 42A Reliance on international preliminary report on patentability 43 Period prescribed under section 29 (2) (b) to (e) or (4) 44 Information prescribed under section 29 (2) (c) (ii) or (d) (ii) 45 Search procedure where 2 or more inventions claimed 46 Written opinion of Examiner, etc. 47 Putting application in order 47A Extension of prescribed periods under sections 29 (7) and 30 (1) (a) 48 Application for amendment before grant 49 Time for making amendments before grant 50 Certificate of grant PATENTS AFTER GRANT 51 Renewal of patents 51A Extension of term of patent 52 Amendment of specification after grant 52A Search and examination after grant 53 Restoration of lapsed patent 53A Modified application of section 39 to patent to which section 117 (3) applies 54 Surrender of patents
REGISTER AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS 55 Register of patents 56 Alteration or correction of name, address or address for service 57 Application for registration of transaction, etc. 58 Request for correction of errors 59 Inspection of register, etc. 60 Inspection of register 61 Advertisement of matters contained in register 62 Entries in respect of right to a patent 63 Certificates and copies supplied by Registrar 64 Orders or directions by court ENTITLEMENT TO PATENT 65 Reference to Registrar of right to patent 66 Application for authorisation to carry out directions 67 Time limits for making new application 68 Request for licence to continue working new patent 69 Reference as to entitlement to grant of licence LICENCES OF RIGHT 70 Entry in register of licence of right 71 Settlement of terms of licence of right 72 Cancellation of entry in register as to licence of right by proprietor 73 Cancellation of entry in register as to licence of right by third party 74 Procedure as to cancellation of entry in register as to licence of right 75 Action by Registrar on cancellation in register as to licence of right INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS 75A Particulars prescribed under section 66 (4) INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS BEFORE REGISTRAR 76 Reference to Registrar for determination of infringement 77 Procedure where validity of patent is in dispute 78 Application for declaration as to non-infringement REVOCATION OF PATENTS 79 Application for information on corresponding applications 80 Procedure on application for revocation 80A Material information prescribed under section 80 (1) (f) (iii) 81 Procedure relating to preparation of re-examination report 82 Copies and conclusions of re-examination report 83 Award of costs on surrender of patent 84 Notification of an opportunity to amend AMENDMENT OF PATENTS IN INFRINGEMENT OR REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS 85 Procedure as to opposition to amendment NATIONAL PROCESSING OF INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS 86 Treatment of international applications
HEARINGS, AGENTS AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS 87 Registrar’s discretionary powers 88 Request for hearing