Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00455:front:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00455
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Character Range: 2667–5815

not affecting validity
22A Validity not affected by who patent is granted to
22 Invalidity in relation to one claim not to affect validity in relation to other claims
23 Validity not affected by publication etc. after priority date
24 Validity not affected by making information available in certain circumstances
25 Validity: patents of addition
26 Validity not affected in certain cases involving amendments
Division 3—Notice of matters affecting validity
27 Notice of matters affecting validity of standard patents
28 Notice of matters affecting validity of innovation patents
Chapter 3—From application to acceptance
Part 1—Patent applications
Division 1—Applications
29 Application for patent—general rules
29A Applications for patents—special rules for PCT applications
29B Applications for patents—special rules for Convention applications
30 Filing date
31 Joint applicants
32 Disputes between applicants etc.
33 Applications by opponents etc.
34 Applications by eligible persons arising out of Court proceedings
35 Applications by eligible persons following revocation by Commissioner
36 Other applications by eligible persons
37 Complete application may be treated as provisional
38 Time for making complete application
Division 2—Specifications
40 Specifications
41 Specifications: micro‑organisms
42 Micro‑organisms ceasing to be reasonably available
Division 3—Priority dates
43 Priority dates
43AA Disclosure in basic applications
Part 2—Examination of standard patent requests and specifications
Division 1A—Preliminary search and opinion
43A Preliminary search and opinion
Division 1—Examination
44 Request for examination
45 Examination
Part 3—Acceptance
Division 1—Acceptance of standard patents
49 Acceptance of patent request: standard patent
49A Postponing acceptance of patent request: standard patent
50 Application or grant may be refused in certain cases
50A Revocation of acceptance
51 Appeal
Division 2—Acceptance of innovation patents
52 Formalities check and acceptance of innovation patents
Chapter 4—Publication
53 Publication of certain information about applicants etc.
54 Notice of publication
55 Documents open to public inspection
56 Certain documents and information not to be published or open to public inspection
56A Publication and inspection of PCT applications
57 Effect of publication of complete specification
58 Result of search may be disclosed
Chapter 5—Opposition to grant of standard patent
59 Opposition to grant of standard patent
60 Hearing and decision by Commissioner
Chapter 6—Grant and term of patents
Part 1—Grant
61 Grant of standard patent
62 Grant and publication of innovation patent
63 Joint patentees
64 Grant: multiple applications
65 Date of patent
Part 2—Term
67 Term of standard patent
68 Term of innovation patent
Part 3—Extension of term of standard patents relating to pharmaceutical substances
70 Applications for extension of patent
71 Form and timing of an application
72 Notification and public inspection of application
73 Withdrawal of application
74 Acceptance or refusal of application
75 Opposition to grant of extension
76 Grant of extension
77 Calculation of term of