STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 69.

 

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PATENTS ACT 1903-1909.

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THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Patents Act 1903-1909, to come into operation forthwith. The provisional Regulation (Statutory Rules 1913, No. 300) made under the said Act on the 20th day of November, 1913, is hereby repealed.

Dated this tenth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

 

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

 

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. H. IRVINE,

Attorney-General.

 

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Amendments of Patents Regulations 1912.

(Statutory Rules 1912, No. 76).

1. Regulation 68 is hereby amended by omitting therefrom the words “not exceeding one month.”

2. Regulation 90 is hereby repealed.

3. Sub-regulations (1) and (2) of Regulation 91 are hereby repealed, and the following sub-regulations inserted in their stead:—

“(1) Subject to sub-regulation (3), appeals to the High Court or the Supreme Court from the decision of the Commissioner or the Law Officer may be instituted and conducted in accordance with the rules of the Court.”

“(2) If the rules of the Court make no provision in that behalf, appeals may be instituted by notice of motion filed in the Court.”

4. Regulations 170 and 171 are amended—

(a) by repealing paragraph (a) of Regulation 170; and

(b) by repealing sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 171, and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1) At each meeting of the Board the members present shall elect one of their number to be chairman.”

C.6200.—Price 3d.


5. The First Schedule to the Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the following words:—

Fees set out in the Second Schedule to the Act.

Corresponding Form

 

£

s.

d.

 

On filing application for patent or patent of addition ...

1

0

0

A, Al, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10

On acceptance of complete specification of patent or patent of addition 

 

 

 

 

2

0

0

 

For preparation of patent for sealing..............

5

0

0

 

For preparation of patent of addition for sealing......

2

10

0

 

On the expiration of the seventh year of the period of the patent  

 

 

 

 

5

0

0

N, O

On filing notice of opposition..................

2

0

0

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(b) by inserting in their stead the following words:—

Corresponding Form.

“Fees set out in the Second Schedule to the Act.

£

s.

d.

 

On filing application for patent................

1

0

0

A, Al, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10

On acceptance of complete specification..........

2

0

0

 

For preparation of patent for sealing..............

6

0

0

 

On the expiration of the 7th year of the period of the patent 

5

0

0

N, 0

On filing notice of opposition.................

2

0

0

G”

and (c) by adding at the end of the Schedule the following footnote:—

“*NoteBy section 85 (3.) of the Act it is provided that to respect of a patent of addition no fee shall be payable for renewal”

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