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PATENTS ACT 1990 - SECT 219

Security for costs

    If a person who neither resides nor carries on business in Australia:

  (a)   gives notice of opposition under this Act; or

  (b)   appeals to the Federal Court;

the Commissioner or the Federal Court, as the case may be, may require the person to give security for the costs of the proceeding or appeal and, where such security is not given to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or the Federal Court, as the case may be, may dismiss the proceeding or appeal.


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