IPA patent 8.13-modified-examination — IP Australia Patent Manual of Practice and Procedure – 8.13 Modified Examination

Also in this Chapter: 8.1 Summary of Relevant Legislative Changes 8.2 General Approach to Examination 8.3 Amendments 8.4 Novelty 8.5 Inventive Step 8.6 Innovative Step 8.7 Section 40 Specifications 8.8 Patentability Issues 8.9 Abstracts 8.10 Divisional Applications 8.11 Priority Dates and Filing Dates 8.12 Examination ​​​​​​​ 8.14 Petty Patents 8.15 National Phase Applications 8.16 Convention Applications 8.17 Patent Deed Key Legislation: Patents Act: s45 Examination s48 (Superseded) Modified examination under s48 was an alternative to standard examination under s45. However, modified examination was only available for a complete application for a standard patent and where a patent had been granted in a prescribed foreign country in respect of a prescribed application made in that country. Under modified examination, the description and claims were required to be "the same" as those of a patent granted in a prescribed foreign country in order for acceptance to occur. The Patents Act 1990 ceased to allow the filing of requests for modified examination on 15 April 2013.