Patents Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1946. No. 140.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE PATENTS ACT 1903-1935.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Patents Act 1903-1935.

Dated this twenty-third day of August, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

E. J. HOLLOWAY

for and on behalf of the Attorney-General.

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Amendments of the Patents Regulations, 1912.

1. Regulation 16 of the Patents Regulations, 1912 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Inspection of application, specification, &c.

“16. An application and specification which have become open to public inspection may, with the drawings (if any), be inspected at the Patent Office upon payment of the prescribed fee.”.

Public inspection.

2. Regulation 32 of the Patents Regulations, 1912 is repealed.

Time for holding examinations.

3. Regulation 176 of the Patents Regulations, 1912 is amended—

(a)by omitting the words “month of November” and inserting in their stead the words “months of June and December”; and

(b)by omitting the words “in the month of February in every year”.

Persons eligible to enter for Intermediate Part.

4. Regulation 177 of the Patents Regulations, 1912 is amended—

(a)by omitting from paragraph (b) the words “, on or before the first day of September immediately preceding” and inserting in their stead the words “at least two months before”; and

(b)by omitting from that paragraph the words “a certificate in accordance with Form EE” and inserting in their stead the words “three certificates in accordance with Form EE (each certificate being signed by a separate person)”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th August, 1946.

  Statutory Rules 1912, No. 76, as amended by Statutory Rules 1913, No. 310; 1914, No. 69, 1915, No. 267; 1916, Nos. 45 and 162; 1918, No. 142; 1919, Nos. 14, 30 and 239; 1920, No 137; 1923, Nos. 70 and 139; 1924, No. 115; 1930, No. 148; 1931, Nos. 88 and 147; 1932, Nos. 30 and 60; 1933, Nos. 52, 57 and 90; 1934, Nos. 90 and 134; 1935, Nos. 23, 45, 67 and 90; 1936, No. 89; 1937, Nos. 19, 50 and 101; 1939, No. 1; 1940, No. 198; 1941, Nos. 198 and 240; 1945, No. 197; and 1946, No. 91.

3648.—Price 3d.

Entry for Final Part.

5. Regulation 179a of the Patents Regulations, 1912 is amended by omitting the words “on or before the first day of October immediately preceding” and inserting in their stead the words “at least two months before”.

Supplementary Examination Final Part.

6. Regulation 181 of the Patents Regulations, 1912 is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “on or before the fifteenth day of January in the year in which it is desired that the examination should be held”.

Second Schedule.

7. The Second Schedule to the Patents Regulations, 1912 is amended by omitting Form EE and inserting in its stead the following form:—

[Patents.]  Form EE.

Commonwealth of Australia.

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The Patents Act 1903-1935.

CERTIFICATE TO BE LODGED BY CANDIDATE FOR PATENT ATTORNEY’S EXAMINATION.

To the Secretary of the Board of Examiners of Patent Attorneys.

I, (1)  of (2)  ,(3)  a person over the age of twenty-one years, hereby certify that I have known and have been acquainted with (4) for a period of twelve months at least immediately before the date of this certificate and that I believe him to be a person of good fame and character and fitted to be admitted to practise as a Patent Attorney in the Commonwealth of Australia.

Signed before me

this

day of  , 19

A Justice of the Peace.

(1) Full name of person signing certificate.

(2)Full address of person signing certificate.

(3)Occupation of person signing certificate.

(4) Full name of person in respect of whom certificate is given.”.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.