WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/AUS/P/6/Add.2 
2 July 2008 
 (08-3175) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
AUSTRALIA 
 
Addendum
 
 
 The present document reproduces the text1 of the Patents Amendment Regulations 2007 
(No. 1) - SLI 2007 No. 357, notified by Australia under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document 
IP/N/1/AUS/3). 
 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA  
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE  
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
AUSTRALIE 
 
Addendum
 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 du Règlement n° 1 de 2007 portant modification du 
Règlement sur les brevets - SLI 2007 n° 357, notifié  par l'Australie au titre de l'article 63:2 de 
l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/AUS/3).  
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA  
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD  
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
AUSTRALIA 
 
Addendum  
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento de Modificación del 
Reglamento sobre Patentes de 2001 (Nº1) - SLI 2007 Nº  357, notificado por Australia en virtud de lo 
dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 de l Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/AUS/3). 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/AUS/P/6/Add.2 
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PATENTS AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 
2007 (NO. 1)1 
Select Legislative In strument 2007 No. 357 
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, 
acting with the advice of the Federal Executiv e Council, make the following Regulations 
under the Patents Act 1990 . 
Dated 17 October 2007 
P. M. JEFFERY 
Governor-General 
 
By His Excellency’s Command 
IAN MACFARLANE  
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources  IP/N/1/AUS/P/6/Add.2 
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  1 Name of Regulations 
  These Regulations are the Patents Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1). 
2 Commencement  
  These Regulations commence on 22 October 2007. 
3 Amendment of Patents Regulations 1991  
  Schedule 1 amends the Patents Regulations 1991 . IP/N/1/AUS/P/6/Add.2 
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  Schedule 1 Amendments 
(regulation 3) 
   
[1] Regulation 2.5 
substitute 
2.5 Prescribed period: assertion that invention is not a patentable 
invention 
  For subsection 27 (1) of the Act, the prescribed peri od is the period: 
 (a) beginning immediately after the complete  specification filed in relation to the 
application for a standard patent be comes open to public inspection; and 
 (b) ending 3 months after th e date of publication in the Official Journal  of the 
notice of acceptance under para graph 49 (5) (b) of the Act. 
[2] Regulation 3.17B 
omit 
  For paragraph 45 (3) (a) 
insert 
 
         (1)   For paragraph 45 (3) (a) 
[3] Regulation 3.17B 
insert 
 (2) If: 
 (a) under subsection 45 (3) of the Act, an applicant was required to inform the 
Commissioner of the result of a documen tary search by or on behalf of a 
foreign patent office in rela tion to a patent request; and 
 (b) the applicant did not inform the Commissioner of the result 
before 22 October 2007; and 
 (c) the latest of the following dates had not occurred before 22 October 2007: 
 (i) the day 6 months after the documen tary search is completed within the 
meaning of regulation 1.3A; 
 (ii) the day 6 months after the a pplicant asked for the examination in 
accordance with section 44 of the Act; 
 (iii) if the patent request and complete specification relating to the 
application were accepted (whether before or after 22 October 2007) — 
the day 3 months after the notice of acceptance was published in the 
Official Journal  under paragraph 49 (5) (b) of the Act; 
the documentary search is prescribed (so that information need not be given to the 
Commissioner).  IP/N/1/AUS/P/6/Add.2 
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   (3) If: 
 (a) an applicant asked, in accordance with section 44 of the Act, for an 
examination of the patent request and complete specification relating to the 
application for a standard patent; and 
 (b) the applicant asked for the examination on or after 22 October 2007; 
all documentary searches by, or on behalf of , a foreign patent office are prescribed 
(so that information need not be given to the Commissioner). 
[4] Subregulation 3.18 (4) 
substitute 
 (4) If a notice is filed under subsection 27 (1 ) of the Act before the patent request and 
complete specification to which the no tice relates have been accepted under 
subsection 49 (1) of the Act, in examin ing the patent request and complete 
specification under section 45 or 48 of the Act, the Commissioner must consider a 
matter stated in the notice that addresses a claim that the invention concerned does 
not comply with paragraph 18 (1) (b) of the Act. 
[5] Regulation 9A.2B 
omit 
  For paragraph 101D (1) (a) 
insert 
 (1) For paragraph 101D (1) (a) 
[6] Regulation 9A.2B 
insert 
Commissioner’s decision to exam ine complete specification 
 (2) If: 
 (a) the Commissioner decided to examine the complete specification relating to an 
innovation patent; and 
 (b) under subsection 101D (1) of the Act, the patentee was required to inform the 
Commissioner of the result of a documentary search in relation to the patent 
request; and 
 (c) the patentee did not inform the Commissioner of the result 
before 22 October 2007; and 
 (d) the later of the following dates had not occurred before 22 October 2007: 
               (i) the day 3 months after the documentary search is completed within the 
meaning of regulation 1.3A; 
 (ii) the day 3 months after the Co mmissioner told the patentee about the 
decision in accordance with subregulation 9A.1 (2); 
the documentary search is prescribed (so that information need not be given to the 
Commissioner). IP/N/1/AUS/P/6/Add.2 
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   (3) If the Commissioner decides, on or af ter 22 October 2007, to examine the complete 
specification relating to an innovation patent, all documen tary searches by, or on 
behalf of, a foreign patent office are prescribed (so that information need not be 
given to the Commissioner). 
Request for examination of complete specification 
 (4) If: 
 (a) a patentee, or anothe r person, asked, in accordan ce with section 101A of the 
Act, for an examination of the complete  specification relating to an innovation 
patent; and 
 (b) under subsection 101D (1) of the Act, the patentee was required to inform the 
Commissioner of the result of a documentary search in relation to the patent 
request; and 
 (c) the patentee did not inform the Commissioner of the result 
before 22 October 2007; and 
 (d) if the patentee asked for the examination — the day 3 months after the 
documentary search is completed, with in the meaning of regulation 1.3A, had 
not occurred before 22 October 2007; and 
 (e) if a person other than the patentee as ked for the examination — the later of the 
following dates had not occurred before 22 October 2007: 
 (i) the day 3 months after the documen tary search is completed within the 
meaning of regulation 1.3A;  
 (ii) the day on which the patentee paid the fee mentioned in paragraph (b) of 
item 208 of Schedule 7;  
 the documentary search is prescribed (so that information need not be given to the 
Commissioner). 
 (5) If: 
 (a) a patentee, or another person, asks, in accordance with section 101A of the 
Act, for an examination of the complete  specification relating to an innovation 
patent; and 
 (b) that person asked for the exam ination on or after 22 October 2007; 
 all documentary searches by, or  on behalf of, a foreign pate nt office are prescribed (so 
that information need not be  given to the Commissioner). 
Note 
1. All legislative instruments and compilations  are registered on the Federal Register of 
Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 . See www.frli.gov.au . 
 
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