IPA patent 5.1.2-section-104-amendments — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 5.1.2 Section 104 Amendments

Also in this Chapter 5.1.1 Re-Examination Key Legislation: Patents Act: s102 What amendments are not allowable? s104 Amendments by applicants and patentees ​​​​​​​ RIO - Voluntary S104 Amendments RIO - Processing Voluntary S104 Amendments On this page S104 amendments filed before examination S104 amendments filed after acceptance but before grant S104 amendments filed after grant S104 amendments filed after grant Note: After acceptance, when an examiner is satisfied amendments are allowable, notice of the grant of leave to amend may need to be advertised for opposition purposes before the amendment is allowed ( reg 10.5(2) ). See considerations discussed in 5.7.1.7 . This corresponds to the 'Advertisement of the amendments' selection in the RIO Vol S104 form. Where the specification (description, claims, drawings, or sequence listing) has been amended, advertisement is required.