IP Australia conducts formal and substantive examinations of patent applications for inventions. Patent applicants are required to submit a substantive examination request within 5 years from the filing date, or within 2 months after the official notification of submitting a request for examination (whichever expires earlier). If there are any problems in the examination, the patent applicant has 12 months to solve them. If the defects cannot be overcome, the patent application will be invalid. If no opposition occurs within the 3-month opposition period, the patent application will be granted.
Acceptance of restoration of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care"
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- Registration: 2 weeks.
- Certification: 4 months.
IP Australia
English: Australian Patent Office, abbreviation: IP Australia
Website: IP Australia | Protect The Value Of Your Ideas
Australian invention patent search: IP Australia: AusPat Quick Search
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yes. It is allowed to include multiple designs in one design application.
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20 years, drug patents can apply for protection to 24 years.
IP Australia conducts formal and substantive examinations of patent applications for inventions. Patent applicants are required to submit a substantive examination request within 5 years from the filing date, or within 2 months after the official notification of submitting a request for examination (whichever expires earlier). If there are any problems in the examination, the patent applicant has 12 months to solve them. If the defects cannot be overcome, the patent application will be invalid. If no opposition occurs within the 3-month opposition period, the patent application will be granted.