Search Page
This screen enables you to access AU-A, AU-B and AU-C Patent Specifications by either : - Patent Application Number (number assigned to the patent application at filing).
For standard patent applications filed before 5 July 2002, Patent Application Numbers are input
in the format 200134567, ie a four digit year followed by the five digit application number.
On our mainframe and other IP Australia systems such a number could have been represented as 34567/01
- Patent Number (number assigned to the standard patent application at acceptance)
Patent Numbers are sequentially assigned in a continuing series of 6-figure numbers by
IP Australia at acceptance of the standard patent application
for standard patent applications filed before 5 July 2002
- Patent Application Number (number assigned to the patent application at filing and retained
throughout the life of the patent) for all standard patent applications filed from 5 July 2002
and all innovation patent applications. (The innovation patent system commenced on 24 May 2001.)
These Patent Application Numbers are input in the format 2003234567, commencing with a four digit year
followed by a six digit number.
If the fifth digit of the ten digit Patent Application Number is:
- 1 - the application is for an innovation patent,
- 2 to 8 - the application is for a standard patent application.
Up to 14 numbers, separated by a "," can be submitted for any of the above searches.
Buttons
Once you have entered one or more Patent Application Numbers and/or Patent Numbers you should click on the SEARCH button to execute the search.
The CLEAR PAGE button clears all the entry fields. |
