8.14 Petty Patents
Date Published
Also in this Chapter:
- 8.1 Summary of Relevant Legislative Changes
- 8.2 General Approach to Examination
- 8.3 Amendments
- 8.4 Novelty
- 8.5 Inventive Step
- 8.6 Innovative Step
- 8.7 Section 40 Specifications
- 8.8 Patentability Issues
- 8.9 Abstracts
- 8.10 Divisional Applications
- 8.11 Priority Dates and Filing Dates
- 8.12 Examination
- 8.13 Modified Examination
- 8.15 National Phase Applications
- 8.16 Convention Applications
- 8.17 Patent Deed
The Patents Act 1990 ceased to allow the filing of applications for petty patents on 24 May 2001. From that date the Patents Amendment (Innovation Patents) Act 2000 came into force allowing for the filing of applications for innovation patents. See 2.31 Innovation Patents for information on the practices and procedures pertaining to innovation patents.