Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00180:clause:1_55:p1
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 55 (pt 1/4)
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55  Application of amendments
(1) The amendments made by items 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 of this Schedule apply in relation to:
 (a) patents for which the complete application is made on or after the day this Schedule commences; and
 (b) standard patents for which the application had been made before the day this Schedule commences, if the applicant had not asked for an examination of the patent request and specification for the application under section 44 of the Patents Act 1990 before that day; and
 (c) innovation patents granted on or after the day this Schedule commences, if the complete application to which the patent relates had been made before that day; and
 (d) complete patent applications made on or after the day this Schedule commences; and
 (e) complete applications for standard patents made before the day this Schedule commences, if the applicant had not asked for an examination of the patent request and specification for the application under section 44 of the Patents Act 1990 before that day; and
 (f) complete applications for innovation patents made before the day this Schedule commences, if a patent had not been granted in relation to the application on or before that day; and
 (g) innovation patents granted before the day this Schedule commences, if:
 (i) the Commissioner had not decided to examine the complete specification relating to the patent under section 101A of the Patents Act 1990 before that day; and
 (ii) the patentee or any other person had not asked the Commissioner to examine the complete specification relating to the patent under section 101A of the Patents Act 1990 before that day.
 (2) The amendment made by item 7 of this Schedule applies in relation to provisional applications made on or after the day this Schedule commences.
(3) The amendments made by items 11 and 37 of this Schedule apply in relation to complete applications for standard patents made on or after the day this Schedule commences.
(4) The amendments made by items 12, 13, 14, 15 and 18 of this Schedule apply in relation to:
 (a) complete applications for standard patents made on or after the day this Schedule commences; and
 (b) complete applications for standard patents made before the day this Schedule commences, if the applicant had not asked for an examination of the patent request and specification for the application under section 44 of the Patents Act 1990 before that day.
(5) The amendments made by items 16 and 17 of this Schedule apply in relation to:
 (a) applications for standard patents, whether the application was made before, on or after the day this Schedule commences; and
 (b) standard patents, whether granted before, on