IPA patent 5.6.11-patents-of-addition — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 5.6.11 Patents of Addition

Also in this Chapter: 5.6.1 Relevant Dates, Definitions, Legal Standards, and Other Prescribed Matters (e.g. Publication) 5.6.2 Factors to consider before commencing examination 5.6.3 The Specification and Claims to Examine ; 5.6.4 Citations: Prior art base and construction of prior art 5.6.5 Novelty, Whole of Contents, and Secret Use 5.6.6 Inventive Step 5.6.7 Full Disclosure, Sufficiency, Clarity, Support and Usefulness (s40) 5.6.8 Patent Eligible Subject Matter (Manner of Manufacture) 5.6.9 Acceptance, Grant, and Refusal of Applications 5.6.10 Divisional applications ​​​​​​​ 5.6.12 Preliminary search and Opinion (PSO) 5.6.13 Re-examination 5.6.14 Secret cases and applications involving associated technologies (i.e. nuclear weapons) 5.6.15 Innovation Formalities and Innovative Step 5.6.16 Annex A - Procedural Outline for Full Examination of a Standard Patent Application 5.6.17 Annex B - Indicators of Special or Different Considerations 5.6.18 Annex C - Applicant and Inventor Details as Shown on PCT Pamphlet Front Page 5.6.19 Annex D - Example of PCT Pamphlet Front Page​​​​​​​ Sub-chapters: 5.6.11.1 Conditions for filing ; 5.6.11.2 Improvement or Modification ; 5.6.11.3 Differentiation from the parent ; 5.6.11.4 Issues specific to the Examination of additional applications ; 5.6.11.5 Amendment of the Parent ; and 5.6.11.6 Annex A - Procedural Outline to Patents of Addition Examination .