Australian Innovation Patent System Officially Commences Phase-Out Period – A final deadline of 25 August 2021 has been set for filing new innovation patent applications
As of 26 August 2021, applicants will no longer be able to file new innovation patent applications. This comes as a result of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2019 being passed into law on 5 February 2020, and this Bill receiving Royal Assent on 26 February 2020, the […]