Patents Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1985 No. 3161

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Patents Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Patents Act 1952.

Dated 21 November 1985.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BARRY JONES

Minister of State for Science

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Commencement

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 1986.

Second Schedule

2. The Second Schedule to the Patents Regulations is amended omitting Part III and substituting the following Part:

PART III- 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 Treaty—
	(a) if the international application contains not more than 30 sheets	706 Swiss francs
	(b) if the international application contains more than 30 sheets	706 Swiss francs plus 14 Swiss francs for each sheet in excess of 30 sheets
2	Designation fee under Rule 15.2 (a) of the Treaty........	171 Swiss francs per designation for which the fee is due with a maximum of 1,710 Swiss francs, any such designation in excess of 10 being free of charge
3	Handling fee under Rule 57.2 (a) of the Treaty.............	216 Swiss francs

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 November 1985.

2. Statutory Rules 1962 No. 2 as amended by 1963 No. 52; 1965 No. 102; 1969 No. 151; (as amended by 1969 No. 212); 1974 Nos. 38 and 262; 1975 No. 201; 1976 No. 236; 1977 No. 177; 1979 No. 93; 1980 Nos. 68 and 320; 1981 Nos. 1, 202, 203, 243 and 372; 1982 Nos. 232 and 350; 1983 Nos. 48, 206 and 325; 1984 Nos. 254 and 435.