Patents Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

 

Statutory Rules 1991 No. 456 1

Patents Regulations 2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Patents Act 1990.

Dated 12 December 1991.

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

Minister of State for Science and Technology

1. Commencement

1.1 Regulations 3,5 and 7 commence on 1 January 1992.

[NOTE: The remainder of these Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48]

2. Amendment

2.1 The Patents Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

 

3. Regulation 1.4 (English text of Treaties)

3.1 Subregulation 1.4 (2):

Omit "on the commencing day", substitute "on 1 January 1992".

4. Regulation 22 2 (General fees)

4.1 Paragraph 22.2 (3) (b):

Omit "fees", substitute "fee".

5. Schedule 2 (Patent Cooperation Treaty)

5.1 Omit the Schedule of Fees, substitute:

SCHEDULE OF FEES

Fees	Amounts
1.	Basic Fee (Rule 15.2 (a))
(a) if the international application contains not more than 30 sheets	762 Swiss francs
(b) if the international application contains more than 30 sheets	762 Swiss francs plus 15 Swiss francs for each sheet in excess of 30 sheets
2.	Designation Fee (Rule 15.2 (a))	185 Swiss francs per designation for which the fee is due, with a maximum of 1,850 Swiss francs, any such designation in excess of 10 being free of charge
3.	Handling Fee (Rule 57.2 (a))	233 Swiss francs
4.	Supplement to the Handling Fee (Rule 57.2 (b))	233 Swiss francs

 

5.	Surcharge for late payment (Rule 16bis.2(3))	Minimum: 289 Swiss francs
Maximum: 728 Swiss francs

6. Schedule 4 (Prescribed foreign countries)

6.1 Omit the Schedule, substitute:

SCHEDULE 4 Subregulation 8.5 (1)

and regulation 11.1

CONVENTION COUNTRIES

PART 1

CONVENTION COUNTRIES THAT ARE PRESCRIBED FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Algeria	France (including all Overseas Departments and Territories)
Argentina
Austria	Gabon
Bahamas	Germany
Bangladesh	Ghana
Barbados	Greece
Belgium	Guinea
Benin	Guinea-Bissau
Brazil	Haiti
Bulgaria	Holy See
Burkina Faso	Hungary
Burundi	Iceland
Cameroon	Indonesia
Canada	Iran, Islamic Republic of
Central African Republic	Iraq
Chad	Ireland
Chile	Israel
China	Italy
Congo	Japan
Côte d'Ivoire	Jordan
Cuba	Kenya
Cyprus	Korea, Democratic People's
Czechoslovakia	Republic of
Denmark (including Faroe Islands)	Korea, Republic of
Dominican Republic	Lebanon
Egypt	Lesotho
Finland	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein

 

Luxembourg	Soviet Union
Madagascar	Spain
Malawi	Sri Lanka
Malaysia	Sudan
Mali	Suriname
Malta	Swaziland
Mauritania	Sweden
Mauritius	Switzerland
Mexico	Syrian Arab Republic
Monaco	Togo
Mongolia	Trinidad and Tobago
Morocco	Tunisia
Netherlands (including the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba)	Turkey
Uganda
New Zealand (excluding the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau)	United Kingdom (including Hong Kong and the Isle of Man)
Niger	United Republic of Tanzania
Nigeria	United States of America (including all territories and possessions, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal	Uruguay
Romania	Viet Nam
Rwanda	Yugoslavia
San Marino	Zaire
Senegal	Zambia
South Africa	Zimbabwe

 

PART 2

CONVENTION COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT PRESCRIBED FOREIGN COUNTRIES

India

7. Schedule 7 (Fees)

7.1 Part 4:

Omit the Part, substitute:

PART 4—FEES FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS PAYABLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Matter	Fee
1	Basic fee under Rule 15.2 (a) of the PCT if the international application contains not more than 30 sheets	762 Swiss francs
2	Basic fee under Rule 15.2 (a) of the PCT if the international application contains more than 30 sheets	762 Swiss francs, plus 15 Swiss francs for each sheet in excess of 30 sheets
3	Designation fee under Rule 15.2 (a) of the PCT	185 Swiss francs per designation for which the fee is due, with a maximum of 1,850 Swiss francs, any such designation in excess of 10 being free of charge
4	Handling fee under Rule 57.2 (a) of the PCT	233 Swiss francs

Note: The text of the PCT is set out in Schedule 2.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 December 1991.

2. Statutory Rules 1990 No. 119 as amended by 1991 No. 71.