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of the claim under consideration; and
 (C) the information was contained in the specification on its filing date.
[Note: For the meaning of document see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.]
prior art information means:
 (a) for the purposes of subsection 7(1)—information that is part of the prior art base in relation to deciding whether an invention is or is not novel; and
 (b) for the purposes of subsection 7(3)—information that is part of the prior art base in relation to deciding whether an invention does or does not involve an inventive step; and
 (c) for the purposes of subsection 7(5)—information that is part of the prior art base in relation to deciding whether an invention does or does not involve an innovative step.
priority date has the meaning given by subsection 43(2).
prohibition order means an order under section 173.
provisional specification means a specification filed in respect of a provisional patent application.
receiving Office has the same meaning as in the PCT.
re‑examination means:
 (a) in relation to a complete specification relating to an application for a standard patent—the re‑examination of the complete specification under Chapter 9; and
 (b) in relation to an innovation patent—the re‑examination of the innovation patent under Part 2 of Chapter 9A.
Register means the Register of Patents mentioned in section 186.
registered, in relation to a patent, means entered in the Register of Patents.
registered patent attorney means a person registered as a patent attorney under this Act.
Registrar of Companies of New Zealand means the person who holds or performs the duties of the office or position of Registrar of Companies under or in accordance with the Companies Act 1993 of New Zealand.
related company group means a group of 2 or more companies, where each member of the group is related to each other member of the group.
relevant authority means:
 (a) in relation to the exploitation of an invention by or for the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth—the Commonwealth; or
 (b) in relation to the exploitation of an invention by or for a State or an authority of a State—the State; or
 (c) in relation to the exploitation of an invention by or for a Territory or an authority of a Territory—the Territory.
relevant international application, in Chapter 15, means an international application in relation to which the Patent Office is the receiving Office (even if Australia is not specified in the application as a designated State under Article 4(1)(ii) of the PCT).
relevant Minister has the meaning given by subsection 163(5).
relevant proceedings, in relation to a patent, means court proceedings:
 (a) for infringement of the patent; or
 (b) for revocation of the patent; or