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Item amended Date Amended Amended Reason
3.13.1 Documents not-OPI by direction of the Commissioner - Regulation 4.3(2)(b)

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3.13 Documents not OPI - Orders for Inspection

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3.12.9 Rectification of the Register

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3.12.8 Relevant Court Proceedings Pending

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3.12.7 Opposition to Extension of Term

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3.12.6 Divisional Applications

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3.12.5 Patents of Addition

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3.12.4 Calculating the Length of the Extension of Term

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3.12.3.4 Refusal of Application for Extension of Term

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3.12.3.3.1 Renewal Fees

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3.12.3.3 Grant of Application for Extension of Term

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3.12.3.2 Consideration of the Application

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3.12.3.1 Initial Processing

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3.12.2.3 Extension of Time to Apply for an Extension of Term

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3.12.2 Applying for an Extension of Term

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3.12.1.7 Included in the Goods

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3.12.1.6 Meaning of "in substance fall within the scope of the claim"

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3.12.1.5 Meaning of "in substance disclosed"

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3.12.1.4 Meaning of "mixture or compound of substances"

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3.12.1.3 Meaning of "when produced by a process that involves the use of recombinant DNA technology"

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