IPA design satisfied--overview — IP Australia Designs Examiners' Manual – 21.1. Satisfied: overview

Key legislation in this topic: Designs Act: ss 15 , 65 , 67 , 68 ; Designs Regulations: reg 3.06 (3) Key related topics: Prior art base , Examination and certification , Standard of the familiar person / informed user , Convention priority , Priority date The purpose of examination is to determine whether a ground for revocation exists (s 65 (2)). As part of the examination process, the examiner must be ‘satisfied’ about the presence or absence of a ground for revocation (s 67 , s 68 ). ​​​​​​​ This raises the questions of: what ‘satisfied’ means what is required for the examiner to be satisfied what to do if the examiner is not satisfied .