Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PATENTS REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 3.9

    For subsection   37(1) of the Act, the prescribed period is:

  (a)   for an application for a standard patent -- the period from the date of filing of the complete application until the earlier of:

  (i)   the end of 12 months from the filing date of the complete application; and

  (ii)   the day that is 3 weeks before the due date for publishing a notice under section   54 of the Act; and

  (b)   for an application for an innovation patent -- 12 months from the filing date of the complete application.