What is the patent application process in Australia?

What is the patent application process in Australia? Australia has absolute novelty requirements for patent applications. Australia has a grace period of 12 months for patent applications: that is, if the applicant discloses the invention within 12 months before the filing date (or PCT international filing date) of a non-provisional application with the designated applicant country as Australia, the novelty or creativity of the Australian application will not be affected. What is the patent application process in Australia? What is the patent application process in Australia? 1. After the formal review of the application documents, if the application documents meet the formal requirements and the applicant has paid the application fee in full, the official will give the application number and application date. 2. After the examination and approval of the publication form, the patent application will be published in the official announcement 18 months from the date of filing (when claiming priority, it means from the earliest priority date). 3. The premise of substantive examination is that the applicant shall make a request for substantive examination within 5 years from the date of application (when claiming priority, it means from the earliest priority date), otherwise the patent application will be regarded as withdrawn. If the applicant fails to make a request for substantive examination within 4 years from the priority date, the Australian Patent Office will usually notify the applicant to make a request for substantive examination, and the applicant shall make a request for substantive examination within 6 months from the date of receiving the notice. The duration of the substantive examination procedure will depend on the case examination pressure of the Australian Patent Office, which is usually about 2 years. The applicant may request the accelerated examination, but shall pay the request fee for accelerated examination in accordance with the regulations. The substantive examination of the invention application includes the examination of the novelty and industrial applicability of the applied invention, and the examination of whether the invention application meets the patentability requirements stipulated in the relevant Australian patent law. 4. Authorization If the examiner thinks that the patent right can be granted after the substantive examination procedure, or the applicant overcomes the defects pointed out in the notice of examination opinions after replying, the patent application will be published in the official announcement. The publicity period is 3 months, during which any third party can raise objections. If there is no objection within the announcement period, or if the examiner thinks that it can be authorized through the objection procedure, the patent right shall be granted. The applicant shall perform the relevant authorization procedures in accordance with the provisions and pay the relevant fees in full. After the patent is granted, the patentee shall pay the annual fee in accordance with the regulations. (Australian patents need to pay an annual fee, starting from the fifth year from the date of filing. There are three kinds of patents in Australia: standard patents, innovative patents and registered designs. Standard patents and innovation patents are similar to China's invention patents and utility model patents, and registered designs are equivalent to China's design patents. What is the patent application process in Australia? Bian Xiao answered this question here. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.