IPA patent 6.9.6-current-status-of-apo-as-an-ro-isa-and-ipea — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 6.9.6 Current Status of APO as an RO ISA and IPEA

Also in this Chapter: 6.9.1 Current Allocation of PCT Related Duties 6.9.2 International Online Specialists 6.9.3 Authorised Officer 6.9.4 Minimum Levels of Responsibility 6.9.5 Examiners with Foreign Language Capabilities ​​​​​​​ Key Legislation: Regulations under the PCT: Rule 15.2 Amount; Transfer Rule 16.1 Right to Ask for a Fee Rule 57.2 Amount; Transfer On this page APO as an ISA or IPEA for selected countries Others PCT documents APO as an ISA or IPEA for selected countries The following section shows the status of selected countries as PCT contracting states and the Australian Patent Office (APO) as a competent International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for filings before their respective Receiving Offices (RO). Country Became a PCT contracting state on APO is a competent ISA and IPEA for filings before Additional information AUSTRALIA (AU) March 31, 1980 RO/AU (search requests to RO/AU pass to ISA/AU) Demands for preliminary examination are made to IPEA/AU BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (BN) 24 July, 2012 RO/BN GHANA (GH) February 26, 1997 RO/GH INDIA (IN) December 7, 1998 RO/IN INDONESIA (ID) September 5, 1997 RO/ID IRAQ (IQ) April 30, 2022 RO/IQ JAMAICA (JM) February 10, 2022 RO/JM JORDAN (JO) June 9, 2017 RO/JO KENYA (KE) June 8, 1994 RO/KE LIBERIA (LR) August 27, 1994 RO/LR MALAYSIA (MY) August 16, 2006 RO/MY MAURITIUS (MU) March 15, 2023 RO/MU NEW ZEALAND (NZ) December 1, 1992 RO/NZ (7 search requests to RO/NZ may pass to ISA/AU) Demands for preliminary examination may be made to IPEA/AU OMAN (OM) October 26, 2001 RO/OM PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PG) June 14, 2003 RO/PG PHILIPPINES (PH) August 17, 2001 RO/PH SINGAPORE (SG) February 23, 1995 RO/SG SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) March 16, 1999 RO/ZA VIETNAM (VN) March 10, 1993 RO/VN ZIMBABWE (ZW) June 11, 1997 RO/ZW Others REPUBLIC OF KOREA (KR) The republic of Korea became a PCT contracting state on August 10, 1984. APO is a competent ISA for filings before RO/KR. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US) The United States of America became a PCT contracting state on January 24, 1978. APO is a competent ISA and IPEA for certain filings before RO/US. INTERNATIONAL BUREAU (IB) The International Bureau became an alternative competent RO for applicants from all contracting states on January 1, 1994. APO is a competent ISA and IPEA for filings before RO/IB for United Arab Emirates (AE), Australia (AU), Saint Lucia (LC), Sri Lanka (LK), Nigeria (NG), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VC) applicants. The international bureau's two letter code (IB) will be used in the international application number. PCT documents The WIPO publication ‘PCT Applicant's Guide’ contains general information for users of the PCT. It includes: international and national phase procedures before designated and elected Offices fees particular RO, ISA and IPEA relationships, and the like. The PCT Gazette published by the IB of WIPO shows: interim changes to fees RO, ISA and IPEA relationships, and the like. The PCT Regulations (Rules 15.2(d) , 16.1(d) and 57.2(d) ) provide directives given by the PCT Assembly for the establishment of new equivalent amounts of certain fees in certain currencies. These publications can be found on the WIPO website .