IPA patent 5.6.9.5-refusal-of-acceptance---specific-circumstances — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 5.6.9.5 Refusal of acceptance - Specific circumstances

Also in this Chapter: 5.6.9.1 Conditions and Time for Acceptance 5.6.9.2 Postponement of Acceptance 5.6.9.3 Extension of Acceptance Period 5.6.9.4 Revocation of acceptance 5.6.9.6 Refusal of an Application ; 5.6.9.7 Continued Examination - Result of a decision 5.6.9.8 Lapsing of an application 5.6.9.9 Withdrawal of an application 5.6.9.10 Double patenting, Multiple Applications - s62(2), s101B(2)(h) 5.6.9.11 Parallel Applications (Applications for both innovation and standard) 5.6.9.12 Register of Patents 5.6.9.13 Annex A - Example Bar-to-Grant Letter (Accepted Despite Multiple Inventions) ​​​​​​​ 5.6.9.14 Acceptance and QRS Issues Key Legislation: Patents Act: s18(1)(a) is a manner of manufacture s50 Application or grant may be refused in certain cases Schedule 1 Dictionary Related Chapters: 5.6.1.3 Definitions (Invention, Alleged Invention, Meaning of a Document etc.) ; 5.6.8.18 Other Issues e.g. contrary to law 5.6.8.19 Useful (utility) 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) Information on circumstances where the Commissioner may refuse to accept an application is found in 5.6.8.18 Other Issues e.g. Contrary to Law, Mere Admixtures .