Welcome to the new version of the Patents Manual. Please note there are changes to the numbering and sequence of the chapters and pages in the manual. You are encouraged to take the time to explore and familiarise yourself with this new structure.

Recent updates

Item amended Date Amended Amended Reason
5.6.2.2 Application in a state of lapse?

Added link to RIO guidance material for formalities response for lapsed application.

5.6.2.1 Request for Examination

Corrected email address for PPH inbox. Also changed outdated reference from DocGen to RIO.

5.3.2.2 Abstracts

Changed RIO Manual link to RIO Guidance Material, create abstract page.

5.6.3.4 Provisional Specification – Examination

Added link to RIO guidance material for new provisional applications.

5.6.1.3 Definitions (Invention, Alleged Invention, Meaning of a Document etc.)

Added link to RIO guidance material for when the FDA falls on a weekend or public holiday.

5.6.4.6 Identifying and raising citations

Added link to RIO guidance material for citation manager. Added link to page 5.6.4.2 in Also in this Chapter section. Fixed second link in On this Page section. Fixed link to old citation manager manual.

5.1.2 Section 104 Amendments

Added links to RIO guidance material for S104 amendments.

4.3.2 Earlier Search Results

Added link to FMA RIO for Patents guidance material.

4.4.3.3 Non-Patent Literature

Added link to RIO guidance material for adding non patent literature to citation manager.

5.3.1.1 Formalities required and assessed at filing

Added links to RIO guidance material for new applications and NPE.

4.6 Recording the Search Details

Added links to RIO guidance material for search information statements.

5.1.1 Re-Examination

Added links to RIO guidance material for re examination tasks.

6.2.10_Annex_F_-_Extracting_publication_numbers_from_GQ.pdf

Reuploading this document to force it to display externally.

6.2.10 Annexes

Fixed link to Annexes D and F.

6.2.10_annex_e_-_extracting_patent_info_stn.pdf

added external chapter to document meta data

6.2.1 Procedural Outline - International Type Search

Updated link to Annex E to redirect to correct document

4.3.6 Applicant and/or Inventor Name Searching

Added a link to RIO guidance material for Automated Preliminary Search.

4.3.4 Top-Up Searching

Added link to RIO guidance material for search information statements in PCT and National Examination tasks.

4.3.5 Preliminary Search

Added a link to RIO guidance material for Automated Preliminary Search.

4.2.1.2.7 CPC Revisions

Added link to CPC Revision Guidance material in RIO for Patents guide.

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