IPA patent 6.1.2.6-examination-section-procedures — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 6.1.2.6 Examination Section Procedures

Also in this Chapter: 6.1.2.1 Overview - International Searching 6.1.2.2 Overview - International Search Opinion (ISO) 6.1.2.3 General Procedures - International Search and Opinion 6.1.2.4 Extent of Search 6.1.2.5 Minimum Documentation 6.1.2.7 Searching Examiner 6.1.2.8 Other Considerations 6.1.2.9 Copending Applications When a case is received by the section, a supervising examiner (or a nominated section officer) will allocate the case to a suitable search examiner. The allocation must be in accordance with: the examiner's technical expertise, examination experience, foreign language capability and overall competence previous section or other section experience records of previous searches. Records of previous searches may reveal: an appropriate examiner an earlier search omitted from the request form previous relevant searches in the same or a similar IPC mark applications for the same applicant in the same field.