EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 350
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Science and Technology
The purpose of the attached Regulations made under the Patents Act 1952 is to introduce amendments to the Patents Regulations consequential on the amendment of the fees payable for the benefit of the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization in respect of international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
The Assembly of the Patent Cooperation Treaty Union raised the fees payable for the benefit of the International Bureau by approximately 7% with effect from 1 January 1983. The attached Regulations amend the Patents Regulations to enable the new fees to be collected in respect of international applications filed with the Australian Patent Office.