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Patents Regulations 1991

Statutory Rules No. 71, 1991
made under the

Patents Act 1990

Compilation No. 75

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: F2024L01299

This compilation is in 2 volumes

Volume 1: regulations 1.1–23.55
Volume 2: Schedules and Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Patents Regulations 1991 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Chapter 1—Introductory
1.1 Name of Regulations
1.3 Interpretation
1.3A Meaning of completed in relation to a search
1.4 Meaning of Convention country
1.4A Meaning of eligible importing country
1.5 Deposit requirements: prescribed period
1.6 Secret use—prescribed period
1.8 Completion of applications
Chapter 2—Patent rights, ownership and validity
2.1 Applications by co‑owners for directions
2.2 Information made publicly available—recognised exhibitions
2.2A Information made publicly available—learned societies
2.2B Information made publicly available—reasonable trial of invention
2.2C Information made publicly available—other circumstances
2.2D Information made publicly available without consent—period
2.3 Divisional applications—period
2.4 Prescribed period: patents of addition
2.5 Prescribed period: assertion that invention is not a patentable invention
2.6 Prescribed period: notification of assertion of invalidity of innovation patent
2.7 Documents to accompany notice of assertion of invalidity
Chapter 3—From application to acceptance
Part 1—Inventions generally
Division 1—Applications
3.1 Prescribed documents: patent applications
3.1A Applicant taken