Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) If the Commissioner reasonably believes that there are lawful grounds of objection to the patent request or complete specification, he or she must state the grounds of objection in reporting on an examination.
(2) The applicant may contest the objection in writing or ask for leave to amend the patent request or complete specification in accordance with Chapter 10.
(3) If the applicant asks for leave to amend a patent request or complete specification in response to, or in anticipation of, a report under section 45 of the Act, the Commissioner must examine the request and specification and report as if each proposed amendment had been made.
(4) If the applicant contests the objection, the Commissioner
must examine the request and specification and take note of the matters raised
by the applicant.