IPA patent 5.6.4-citations--prior-art-base-and-construction-of-prior-art — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 5.6.4 Citations: Prior art base and construction of prior art

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 5.6.5 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 5.6.11 Patents of Addition 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: 5.6.4.1 Prior Art - What is Included (Definition From the Act, Publicly Available, Exclusions, Grace Period) 5.6.4.2 Construing a Citation 5.6.4.3 Level of Disclosure Required (Enabling Disclosure, Clear and Unmistakable Directions etc.) 5.6.4.4 Single Source of Information, Combination of Documents 5.6.4.5 Third Party Notifications 5.6.4.6 Identifying and Raising Citations