Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PATENTS ACT 1990 - SECT 59

    The Minister or any other person may, in accordance with the regulations, oppose the grant of a standard patent on one or more of the following grounds, but on no other ground:

  (a)   that the nominated person is either:

  (i)   not entitled to a grant of a patent for the invention; or

  (ii)   entitled to a grant of a patent for the invention but only in conjunction with some other person;

  (b)   that the invention is not a patentable invention;

  (c)   that the specification filed in respect of the complete application does not comply with subsection   40(2), (3) or (3A).