Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PATENTS REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 22.2D

  (1)   Subregulation (2) applies if:

  (a)   a fee mentioned in item   207 of Schedule   7 is not paid when it is payable; and

  (b)   within 1 month after the fee is payable, the Commissioner invites the patentee to pay the fee within 1 month after the date of the invitation; and

  (c)   the fee is not paid within the 1 month period.

  (2)   The innovation patent ceases at the end of the 1 month period.

  (3)   Subregulation (4) applies if:

  (a)   a fee mentioned in paragraph   (b) of item   208 of Schedule   7 (the paragraph   (b) fee ) is not paid when it is payable; and

  (b)   within 1 month after the fee mentioned in paragraph   (a) of that item is paid for the request to which the paragraph   (b) fee relates, the Commissioner invites the patentee to pay the paragraph   (b) fee within 2 months after the date of the invitation; and

  (c)   the fee is not paid within the 2 month period.

  (4)   The innovation patent ceases at the end of the 2 month period.