The patent and patent information scene in Australia in 1979 and in 2003; the patent practitioner’s perspective

The patent and patent information scene in Australia in 1979 and in 2003; the patent practitioner’s perspective

In reviewing the last 25 years of development of patents and patent information in Australia, the authors highlight the increased rate of grant of patents, the change in what is patentable subject matter, the filing costs, the use of the PCT for filings for protection outside Australia, the progress...

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Published in:World patent information Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 63 - 64
Main Authors: Tansey, Charles W., Pluck, Phillip
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2004
Elsevier
Series:World Patent Information
Subjects:
Australia
Historical review
Historical review Australia Patentable subject matter PCT Novelty Inventive step Patent term Patent search
History
Information work
Inventive step
Novelty
Patent search
Patent term
Patentable subject matter
PCT
PCT
Historical review
Inventive step
Patent term
Patentable subject matter
Australia
Patent search
Novelty
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Summary:In reviewing the last 25 years of development of patents and patent information in Australia, the authors highlight the increased rate of grant of patents, the change in what is patentable subject matter, the filing costs, the use of the PCT for filings for protection outside Australia, the progressively higher standards for novelty and inventive step, the increased patent term, the changes to the case law, the changes to patent application drafting resulting from these various developments, and the wider options for patent search.
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ISSN:0172-2190
1874-690X
DOI:10.1016/j.wpi.2003.10.009