IPA patent 5.6.8.9-methods-of-testing-observation-and-measurement — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 5.6.8.9 Methods of Testing, Observation and Measurement

Also in this Chapter: 5.6.8.1 General Principles – Assessing Manner of Manufacture 5.6.8.2 Alleged Invention 5.6.8.3 Fine Arts 5.6.8.4 Discoveries, Ideas, Scientific Theories, Mere Schemes, and Plans 5.6.8.5 Printed Matter 5.6.8.6 Computer Implemented Inventions, Mere Schemes, and Business Methods 5.6.8.7 Games and Gaming Machines 5.6.8.8 Mathematical Algorithms 5.6.8.10 Mere Working Directions 5.6.8.11 Nucleic Acids and Genetic Information 5.6.8.12 Micro-Organisms and Other Life Forms 5.6.8.13 Treatment of Human Beings 5.6.8.14 Human Beings and Biological Processes for Their Generation 5.6.8.15 Agriculture and Horticulture 5.6.8.16 Combinations, Collocations, Kits, Packages, and Mere Admixtures 5.6.8.17 New Uses 5.6.8.18 Other Issues (e.g. contrary to law etc) 5.6.8.19 Useful (utility) ​​​​​​​ Annex A - History of Manner of Manufacture Key Legislation: Patents Act: s18(1)(a) Patentable inventions Schedule 1 Dictionary ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​Related Chapters: 5.5 Construction of Specifications, Claims 5.6.1.4 Balance of Probabilities . 5.6.6 Inventive step 5.6.7 Full Disclosure, Sufficiency, Clarity, Support (s40) 3.3.4 Reserving Opinion and Restricting Search Methods of testing, observation, and measurement may be patentable provided they go beyond a mere scheme or working directions. Methods which address a technical limitation, for example, improving the accuracy of measurement or observation of a physical characteristic, will generally be permitted. (See 5.6.8.4 Discoveries, Ideas, Scientific Theories, Schemes and Plans and 5.6.8.10 Mere Working Directions ).