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PATENTS ACT 1990 - SECT 3

Definitions

    The following expressions are defined, for the purposes of this Act or of a particular Chapter of this Act, in the dictionary in Schedule   1:

1952 Act

application

approved form

associated

technology

Australia

Australian continental shelf

Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods

authority

basic application

Board

Budapest Treaty

certified

claim

commencing day

Commissioner

company

compensable person

complete specification

Convention applicant

Convention application

Convention country

depositary institution

deposit requirements

Deputy Commissioner

Designated Manager

Director

director

Director - General of IP Australia

eligible importing country

eligible person

employee

examination

exclusive licensee

exploit

exploited for Crown purposes

Federal Court

file

foreign aircraft

foreign land vehicle

foreign vessel

formalities check

incorporated legal practice

incorporated patent attorney

infringement proceedings

innovation patent

intellectual property advice

interested party

international application

international depositary authority

international filing date

invention

legal practitioner

legal representative

licence

main invention

New Zealand Commissioner of Patents

New Zealand Patents Minister

New Zealand patents official

nominated person

non - infringement declaration

Official Journal

patent

patentable invention

patent application

patent area

patent attorney director

patented pharmaceutical invention

patented process

patented product

patentee

patent of addition

Patent Office

patent request

patents work

PCT

PCT application

permit

pharmaceutical product

pharmaceutical substance

PPI

PPI compulsory licence

PPI order

PPI order applicant

PPSA security interest

preferred means

preliminary search and opinion

prescribed court

prescribed depositary institution

prior art base

prior art information

priority date

prohibition order

provisional specification

receiving Office

re - examination

Register

registered

registered patent attorney

Registrar of Companies of New Zealand

related company group

relevant authority

relevant international application

relevant Minister

relevant proceedings

rules relating to micro - organisms

Safeguards Act

services

specification

standard patent

Statute of Monopolies

supply

Territory

therapeutic use

this Act

TRIPS Agreement

work



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