Patents Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1969 No.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE PATENTS ACT 1952-1969.*

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 1952-1969.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of December, 1969.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

Sgd. T.E.F. HUGHES.

Attorney-General.

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Amendments of Statutory Rules 1969, No. 151

Fees.

1. Regulation 3 of Statutory Rules 1969, No. 151 is amended by omitting paragraph (e) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(e) by omitting from sub-regulation (5a.) the figures and word ‘6 or 7’ and inserting in their stead the figures and word ‘13 or 15’;”.

Opponent’s evidence in support.

2. Regulation 15 of Statutory Rules 1969, No. 151 is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.) the words “‘one month’” and inserting in their stead the words “‘two months’”.

Applicant’s evidence in answer.

3. Regulation 16 of Statutory Rules 1969, No. 151 is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (i.) of the regulation 56 that is to be inserted in the Patents Regulations the words “one month” and inserting in their stead the words “two months”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) of that regulation 56 the words “one month” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “two months”.

Opponent’s evidence in reply.

4. Regulation 17 of Statutory Rules 1969, No. 151 is amended by omitting from paragraph (b)the words “‘one month’” and inserting in their stead the words “‘two months’”.

Second and Third Schedules.

5.—(1.) Regulation 28 of Statutory Rules 1969, No. 151 is amended by omitting items 2 and 3 of the Second Schedule that is to be inserted in the Patents Regulations and inserting in their stead the following items:—

“2	On lodging application for a patent accompanied by a complete specification....................................................................................	20.00
and, if the number of sheets comprising the complete specification, including any drawings contained in the specification, exceeds ten, for each sheet in excess of ten........................................................	1.00
and, if the number of claims exceeds ten, for each claim in excess of ten................................................................................................	2.00

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  19 .

26312/69—Price 5c  12/11.12.1969

 

3	On lodging complete specification after the lodgment of an application and provisional specification...........................................................	16.00
and, if the number of sheets comprising the complete specification, including any drawings contained in the specification, exceeds ten, for each sheet in excess of ten.........................................................	1.00
and, if the number of claims exceeds ten, for each claim in excess of ten................................................................................................	2.00”.

(2.) Regulation 28 of Statutory Rules 1969, No. 151 is amended by omitting item 20 of the Second Schedule that is to be inserted in the Patents Regulations and inserting in its stead the following item:—

“20	For sealing a patent—	15.00
(a) if the application for the patent is an application in respect of which a copy of the first report of the Examiner on the complete specification was sent to the applicant before the date fixed under sub-section (2.) of section 2 of the Patents Act 1969.....................
(b)in any other case..............................................................................	30.00”.

(3.) Regulation 28 of Statutory Rules 1969, No, 151 is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph 1 of Part II. of the Third Schedule that is to be inserted in the Patents Regulations and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“1. Except with the permission of the Commissioner, the specification shall be—

(a) typewritten; or

(b) reproduced by another process approved by the Commissioner,

in the English language and on tough white paper of good quality.”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph 3 of that Part II. the words “sheets of the”;

(c) by omitting from paragraph 4 of that Part II. the word “typewritten” and inserting in its stead the words “set out”;

(d) by omitting paragraph 7 of that Part II. and inserting in its stead the following paragraph;—

“7.—(1.) The contents of the specification shall be typewritten or otherwise reproduced on one side of the paper only.

“(2.) Except with the permission of the Commissioner, the specification shall be typewritten or otherwise reproduced—

(a) in sharp black characters suitable for reproduction by photographic means; and

(b) either in letters not smaller than pica type face, with double spacing between lines, or in some other form approved by the Commissioner.”;

and

(e) by omitting from paragraph 8 of that Part II. the word “pages” and inserting in its stead the word “sheets”.

(4.) Regulation 28 of Statutory Rules 1969, No. 151 is amended by omitting from paragraph 6 of Part III. of the Third Schedule that is to be inserted in the Patents Regulations the words “sheets of”.

         

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