Which is the competent authority for Australian invention patent applications

Acceptance of restoration of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care"

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

Designs with a filing date after March 10, 2022, where the first disclosure occurs after that date due to:

• Inadvertently making a design public
• Didn't know the design needed to apply for protection before it was disclosed

A design patent application can enjoy a novelty grace period of 12 months.

4-5 years

For innovation patents that have ceased application on August 25, 2021, the innovation patents that have been applied for can still enjoy the corresponding 8-year protection period.

IP Australia

English: Australian Patent Office, abbreviation: IP Australia

Website: IP Australia | Protect The Value Of Your Ideas

Australian invention patent search: IP Australia: AusPat Quick Search

20 years, drug patents can apply for protection to 24 years.

10 years.

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• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: The renewal request must be made within 12 months before the expiration of the registration period. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but a late fee of 100.00 Australian dollars will be charged.