Filing Language: English | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
Necessary documents:
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Attachments (if any)
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Acceptance of restoration of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care"
no
yes
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.
yes
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- Registration: 2 weeks.
- Certification: 4 months.
10 years.
- Grant fee: should be paid within 3 months after receiving the granted notice
- Annuity: From the 5th year from the filing date, the annual fee should be paid before the filing date of each year. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed to a grace period of 6 months, but a penalty of AUD 100.00 is required every month
20 years, drug patents can apply for protection to 24 years.