What is an Australian innovation patent application?

The types of patent applications in Australia are different from those in China. In addition to temporary patent applications, Australia also has two levels of patent system, namely, standard patents and innovative patents. Innovative patents are a bit like China's utility models, with a protection period of 8 years and no substantive examination. However, innovative patents can protect methods, including commercial methods, treatment and diagnosis methods and so on. As long as the standard patent can protect the scope, the innovative patent can be protected.