Patents Act 1887 (SA)

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO ET QUINQUAGESIMO

PRIM0

VICTORIB REGINB.

A.D. 1887.

No. 421.

An Act to amend the Law relating to Patents.

[Assented to, December @h, 1887.1

HEREAS it is desirable to amend the law relating to patents Preamble.

--Be i t therefore Enacted by the Governor of thc Province

of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Council and House of Asscmbly of the said province, in this present

Parliament assembled, as follows:

1, This Act may be cited as The Patents Amendment Act, Short title.

1887,"

2, This Act and The Patent Act, 1877," and The Patent Incorporation,

Act Amendment Act, 1881," except so far as the same are altered

by this Act, shall be incorporated and read and construed together.

3, Any person entitled to obtain a patent may obtain a ccrtifi-	visional prohation
Certificate of pro-

cate entitling him to provisional protection for any such invention,	may be obtrined.
or improvement, upon payment of the fee mentioned in the Schedule to this Act, and on depositing with the Commissioner a petition and
specification in the prescribed form.

4. A certificate of provisional protection shall continue in force Duration of cefti-

for twelve months and no longer, and shall be null and void if	flaatea.
before the date of the expiration thereof the lawful holder of such certificate shall fail to make application for letters patent in terms of " The Patent Act of 1877 " and The Patent Act Amendment
Act, 1881."

421 6, When

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Provisional protea- 5, When a petition for provisionnl protection has been accepted,

tion.	the invention may, during the period of twelve months, be used and
published without prejudice to the patent to be granted for the same, and such protection from the consequences of use and publication
is in this Act referred to as provisional protection.

Schedule of fees. 6. The fees mentioned in the Schedule of this Act shall be paid

in respect to the seveml matters and things therein respectively

referred to, in lieu of the fees mentioned in Schedule of The

Patent Act Amendment Act, lH8l."

The Commissioner of 7. The Governor may appoint any officer in the Civil Service to

Patenta.	be Commissioner of Patents, and, on any such appointment, any
person theretofore Commissioner of Patents shall thereupon cease to
be Commissioner of Patents,

In thcname and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

WM. C. F. ROBINSON, Governor.

THE

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THE SCHEDULE.

Feeu to be paid in respect of the several matters hereunder specified :-

S S. d.

For cvery provisional protection .. .. .. .. .. .. ., , .. . .. . ,. . 1 0 0

For every patent ., .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. ., 2 0 O

Examiner's fee on reference when necessary, not exceeding	3 3 0
On every patent before the expiration of three years from its

date .....................,,.~.~.t,.tt.t........ 2 10 0

And before the expiration of seven years .. . . . . . ., . .. .. ,, 2 10 0

On filing every amended or substituted specification .. .. ,. .. 1 0 0

On notice of opposition to grant of patent. ,, .. ., .. .. .. .. . 0 10 6

On every summons to witnesses.. .. .. .. ,, .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0

On hearing of every opposed application.. .. ., .. . .. .. .. .. , 1 0 0

On extension of patent .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 20 0 0

For every office copy (including the seal) per folio of seventy-

two words ....................... -,............ 0 0 6

On deposit of any assignment, deed, licence, or other document

affecting proprietorship of patent.,. . ., . ., .. .. .. .. .. . 1 0 0

On every search, including inspection.. .. .. ,. .. .. ., ,. .. ., 0 2 6

Annual fee for licence to patent agent. ., ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5 0 0

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