IPA patent 5.6.8-patent-eligible-subject-matter-manner-of-manufacture — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 5.6.8 Patent Eligible Subject Matter (Manner of Manufacture, Usefulness)

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) ​​​​​​​ 5.6.9 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: 5.6.8.1 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, Schemes, and Plans ; 5.6.8.5 Printed Matter ; 5.6.8.6 Computer Implemented Inventions, Schemes, and Business Methods ; 5.6.8.7 Games and Gaming Machines ; 5.6.8.8 Mathematical Algorithms ; 5.6.8.9 Methods of Testing, Observation, and Measurement ; 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 Patentable inventions ​​​​​​​ s50 Application or grant may be refused in certain cases Overview The following topics are covered in this chapter: Patentable Subject Matter (Manner of Manufacture); and Other Issues. The topics ‘Patentable Subject Matter’ and ‘Other Issues’ reflect the headings used for categories of objections in examination reports. The term ‘Patentable Subject Matter’ should be understood as being synonymous with ‘Manner of Manufacture’ and corresponds to issues that should be listed against ‘Patentable Subject Matter’ in the ‘Summary of Novelty, Inventive Step, and Patentable Subject Matter’ section of the examination report. Objections arising from patentability issues discussed in 5.6.8.18 Other Issues should be included in the ‘Other Issues’ section of the examination report. Such issues relate to, for example, s18(2) and s50(1) considerations.