not applicable
4-5 years
not applicable
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
yes
- Registration: 2 weeks.
- Certification: 4 months.
yes. It is allowed to include multiple designs in one design application.
no
20 years, drug patents can apply for protection to 24 years.
If the patentee, the applicant or its original right holder has a patent disclosure due to the following reasons:
- Inventions are inventions that are exhibited, used, or published at internationally recognized exhibitions. Information on inventions is disclosed at an academy, or published under representatives of an academy. Patents for use of inventions in public make information disclosure.
If the disclosure is caused by a third party, and the disclosure by the third party has not been agreed by the applicant, the patentee or its original right holder
The patent application can enjoy a novelty grace period of 12 months.
no