IPA patent 5.3.3-approved-forms-including-patent-request — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 5.3.3 Approved forms (including patent request)

Also in this Chapter: 5.3.1 Formalities Checking 5.3.2 Formal requirements of the Specification 5.3.4 Signature Requirements for Forms and Other Documents 5.3.5 Return or Deletion of Document Sub-chapters: 5.3.3.1 General requirements for approved forms 5.3.3.2 Specific requirements for the patent request Key Legislation: Pa tents Regulations: reg 3.1 Prescribed documents: patent applications reg 22.15 Requirements for filing documents reg 22.16 Consequences for certain documents not meeting filing requirements Approved Forms: Patents Forms Additional Resources: Patent Specification writing guide The Act and Regulations specify that certain documents must be filed in an ‘approved form’. This is a form approved by the Commissioner for the purposes specified in a provision of the legislation. The patent request is an example of an approved form. Approved forms for patents are available from the IP Australia website.