Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PATENTS REGULATIONS 1991

- made under the Patents Act 1990

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

            

CHAPTER 1--Introductory
            

   1.1.    Name of Regulations  
   1.3.    Interpretation  
   1.3A.   Meaning of completed in relation to a search  
   1.4.    Meaning of Convention country  
   1.4A.   Meaning of eligible importing country  
   1.5.    Deposit requirements: prescribed period  
   1.6.    Secret use--prescribed period  
   1.8.    Completion of applications  
            

CHAPTER 2--Patent rights, ownership and validity
            

   2.1.    Applications by co - owners for directions  
   2.2.    Information made publicly available--recognised exhibitions  
   2.2A.   Information made publicly available--learned societies  
   2.2B.   Information made publicly available--reasonable trial of invention  
   2.2C.   Information made publicly available--other circumstances  
   2.2D.   Information made publicly available without consent--period  
   2.3.    Divisional applications--period  
   2.4.    Prescribed period: patents of addition  
   2.5.    Prescribed period: assertion that invention is not a patentable invention  
   2.6.    Prescribed period: notification of assertion of invalidity of innovation patent  
   2.7.    Documents to accompany notice of assertion of invalidity  
            

CHAPTER 3--From application to acceptance
            

   PART 1--INVENTIONS--GENERALLY

           Division 1--Applications

   3.1.    Prescribed documents: patent applications  
   3.1A.   Applicant taken to be nominated person  
   3.2.    Provisional application--direction to meet formalities requirements  
   3.2A.   Complete application for standard patent--direction to meet formalities requirements  
   3.2AB.  PCT application--title of specification  
   3.2B.   Specifications: formalities check for innovation patents  
   3.2C.   Specifications--formalities check for PCT application  
   3.3.    Abstracts  
   3.4.    Substitute abstracts  
   3.5.    Filing date--patent applications other than PCT applications  
   3.5AA.  Filing date--PCT applications  
   3.5A.   Filing date: incomplete specifications  
   3.5AB.  PCT applications--international applications taken to be applications under the Act  
   3.5AC.  PCT applications--amendment  
   3.5AD.  PCT applications--prescribed requirements  
   3.5AE.  PCT applications--prescribed period  
   3.5AF.  PCT applications--translations and prescribed documents  
   3.5AG.  Convention application--prescribed particulars  
   3.5B.   Filing of documents outside business hours  
   3.6.    Requests to make determinations between interested parties  
   3.7.    Form of certain applications  
   3.8.    Time within which applications are to be made following certain decisions and declarations  
   3.9.    Prescribed period: treatment of complete application as provisional  
   3.10.   Prescribed period: making of complete applications  
   3.11.   Prescribed period--making Convention application  

           Division 2--Priority date of claim

   3.12.   What this Division is about  
   3.13.   Priority date for application by person declared under section 36 of the Act  
   3.13A.  Priority date for PCT application  
   3.13B.  Priority date for Convention application  
   3.13C.  Priority date for complete application associated with provisional application  
   3.13D.  Priority date for divisional application filed prior to grant of patent  
   3.13E.  Priority date for divisional application after grant of innovation patent  
   3.14.   Priority dates: certain amended claims  

           Division 3--Examination

   3.14A.  Request for international - type search relating to provisional application  
   3.14B.  Request for preliminary search and opinion relating to complete application  
   3.14C.  Priority dates--Convention applications and PCT applications: prescribed period for disregarding earlier applications  
   3.14D.  Prescribed documents: basic application  
   3.15.   Requirements of request for examination  
   3.16.   Prescribed grounds and period for examination  
   3.17.   Requirement for Commissioner to direct or expedite examination  
   3.17A.  PCT applications--Commissioner not to give certain directions  
   3.17B.  PCT applications--examination requirements  
   3.17C.  PCT applications--notice if examination declined  
   3.18.   Report of Commissioner: examination  
   3.19.   Conduct of examination: standard patents  
   3.22.   Disclosure of patent documents and information to International Bureau etc  

   PART 2--INVENTIONS--THAT ARE MICRO-ORGANISMS

   3.23.   Documents in accepted applications and patents involving micro - organisms  
   3.24.   Commissioner may request samples and viability statement  
   3.25.   Request for Commissioner's certification authorising release of sample of a micro - organism  
   3.25A.  Request for certification--micro - organism subject of application for standard patent  
   3.25B.  Grant of certification--when Commissioner must grant certification  
   3.25C.  Grant of certification--limited use undertaking  
   3.25D.  Grant of certification--order under section 133 of Act  
   3.25E.  Grant of certification--exploitation for Crown purposes  
   3.25F.  Grant of certification--expired patent etc.  
   3.25G.  Imposing conditions on certification  
   3.25H.  Notice of decision on certification request  
   3.26.   Breach of undertakings given in respect of micro - organisms  
   3.27.   Procedure in proceedings for breach of an undertaking  
   3.28.   Relief in proceedings for breach of undertakings  
   3.29.   Notification that a deposit requirement has ceased to be satisfied  
   3.30.   Prescribed period: deposit requirements taken to be satisfied  
   3.31.   Application for declaration that deposit requirements are not satisfied  
   3.32.   Provisional specifications--prescribed circumstances  
            

CHAPTER 4--Publication
            

   4.1.    Prescribed information: applicants and applications  
   4.2.    Notice that specification is open to public inspection  
   4.3.    Prescribed documents: public inspection  
   4.4.    Publication and inspection of PCT applications  
            

CHAPTER 5--Opposition
            

   PART 5.1----PRELIMINARY

   5.1.    What this Chapter is about  
   5.2.    Definitions  

   PART 5.2----FILING OF OPPOSITION DOCUMENTS

           Division 5.2.1--Substantive opposition

   5.4.    Notice of opposition--standard patent opposition  
   5.5.    Statement of grounds and particulars--standard patent opposition  
   5.6.    Notice of opposition and statement of grounds and particulars--section 101M opposition  
   5.7.    Filing of evidence  
   5.8.    Evidentiary periods  
   5.9.    Extension of time for filing evidence  

           Division 5.2.2--Procedural opposition

   5.10.   Notice of opposition  
   5.11.   Statement of grounds and particulars  
   5.12.   Practice and procedure  

   PART 5.3----AMENDMENTS TO OPPOSITION DOCUMENTS

   5.13.   Application of regulation 22.22  
   5.14.   Notice of opposition--correction of errors or mistake  
   5.15.   Notice of opposition--change of opponent  
   5.16.   Statement of grounds and particulars  

   PART 5.4----DISMISSAL OF OPPOSITION

   5.17.   Dismissal on request  
   5.18.   Dismissal on initiative of Commissioner  

   PART 5.5----HEARING OF OPPOSITION

   5.19.   Hearing and decision--re - examination  
   5.20.   Hearing and decision--other circumstances  

   PART 5.6----MISCELLANEOUS

   5.21.   Opposition to amendment--grounds  
   5.22.   Commissioner may give directions  
   5.23.   Commissioner may consult documents  
   5.24.   Representations to Commissioner--formal requirements  
   5.25.   Extension of time for filing--amendment at Commissioner's direction  
   5.26.   Withdrawal of opposition  
            

CHAPTER 6--Grant and term of patents
            

   PART 1--PATENTS--GENERALLY

   6.1.    Publication of notice of grant of standard patent  
   6.1A.   Prescribed particulars--grant of standard patent  
   6.2.    Prescribed period: grant of standard patent  
   6.2A.   Prescribed particulars--grant of innovation patent  
   6.3.    Date of patent  

   PART 2--EXTENSION--OF PHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS

   6.7.    Definitions  
   6.8.    Information to accompany application  
   6.9.    Application without pre - TGA marketing approval  
   6.10.   Application with pre - TGA marketing approval  
   6.11.   Further information  
            

CHAPTER 6A--Divisional applications
            

   6A.1.   Divisional applications before grant--standard and innovation patents  
   6A.2.   Divisional applications after grant--innovation patents  
            

CHAPTER 7--Patents of addition
            

   7.1.    Form of application for grant of patent of addition etc  
   7.2.    Form of application for revocation of patent and grant of patent of addition instead  
            

CHAPTER 9--Re-examination
            

   9.1.    Notice of Commissioner's decision to re - examine complete specification  
   9.2.    Request for re - examination of complete specification  
   9.3.    Copy of report on re - examination  
   9.4.    Prescribed period: statement disputing report by Commissioner  
   9.5.    Completion of re - examination  
            

CHAPTER 9A--Examination of innovation patents
            

   9A.1.   Request for examination  
   9A.2.   Examination of complete specification  
   9A.3.   Conduct of examination  
   9A.4.   Period for examination  
   9A.5.   Validity of innovation patent  
            

CHAPTER 10--Amendments
            

   10.1.   Form of amendments  
   10.2.   Commissioner to consider and deal with requests for leave to amend  
   10.2A.  Documents considered for determining whether amendment allowed  
   10.2B.  Amendments not allowable for patent requests  
   10.2C.  Amendments not allowable for complete specifications  
   10.3.   Amendments not allowable for other documents  
   10.4.   Commissioner to refuse request for leave to amend  
   10.5.   Commissioner to grant leave to amend  
   10.6.   Time for allowance of amendments  
   10.6A.  Deferred consideration of request for amendment  
   10.6B.  Revocation of grant of leave  
   10.7.   Rectification of Register  
   10.8.   Prescribed decisions: appeal to Federal Court  
   10.10.  Prescribed period: filing of court order  
   10.11.  Form of direction by Commissioner: patents  
   10.12.  Form of direction by Commissioner: applications  
   10.14.  Form of request: claim under assignment or agreement  
            

CHAPTER 11--Infringement
            

   11.1.   Infringement exemptions: prescribed foreign countries  
            

CHAPTER 12--Compulsory licences and revocation of patents
            

   PART 1--COMPULSORY--LICENCES (GENERAL)

   12.1.   Applications for orders for compulsory licences  
   12.2.   Prescribed period: revocation of patent  

   PART 2--PATENTED--PHARMACEUTICAL INVENTION COMPULSORY LICENCES (FOR MANUFACTURE AND EXPORT TO ELIGIBLE IMPORTING COUNTRIES)

   12.2A.  Applications for PPI orders  
   12.2B.  PPI compulsory licences--notification requirements  
   12.2C.  PPI compulsory licences--labelling and marking of product  
   12.2D.  PPI compulsory licences--shipment information  
   12.2E.  PPI compulsory licences--giving information to the Commissioner  
   12.2F.  Dealing with information provided under regulation 12.2E  

   PART 3--SURRENDER--AND REVOCATION OF PATENTS

   12.3.   Form of notice: offer to surrender patent  
   12.4.   Applications to revoke patents  
            

CHAPTER 13--Withdrawal and lapsing of applications and ceasing of patents
            

   13.1.   Publication of notice of withdrawal of application  
   13.1A.  Period in which standard patent applications may not be withdrawn  
   13.1B.  Period in which innovation patent applications may not be withdrawn  
   13.1C.  PCT applications--prescribed circumstances in which application may be withdrawn or taken to be withdrawn  
   13.3.   Prescribed period: continuation fees  
   13.4.   Prescribed period: acceptance of request and specification  
   13.5.   If applications lapse  
   13.5A.  PCT application--prescribed circumstances for lapsing of application  
   13.6.   Time for payment of renewal fee for patent  
   13.7.   Prescribed period: ceasing of innovation patents  
            

CHAPTER 15--Special provisions relating to associated technology
            

   15.1.   Time for restoration of application for patent  
   15.2.   Requirements for reinstatement of international applications  
   15.3.   Prescribed period: order relating to standard patent  
            

CHAPTER 17--The Crown
            

   17.1A.  Prescribed period: order relating to standard patent  
   17.2.   Prescribed period, document and fee: filing of international applications  
            

CHAPTER 19--The register and official documents
            

   19.1.   Particulars to be registered  
   19.2.   Request for information from Commissioner  
            

CHAPTER 20--Individual Patent Attorneys
            

   PART 1--INTRODUCTION

   20.1A.  Application of this Chapter  
   20.1B.  Performance of functions and exercise of powers  
   20.1C.  Conduct in New Zealand does not constitute an offence under this Chapter  
   20.1.   Interpretation  

   PART 2--OBTAINING--REGISTRATION FOR FIRST TIME

   20.2.   Form of application  
   20.3.   Evidence that applicant meets registration requirements  
   20.4.   Certificate of registration  
   20.5.   Evidence of academic qualifications  
   20.6.   Academic qualifications  
   20.7.   Evidence of knowledge requirements  
   20.8.   Knowledge requirements  
   20.9.   Exemption from a requirement in Schedule 5  
   20.10.  Employment requirements  
   20.11.  Statements of skill  
   20.12.  Prescribed offences  

   PART 3--ACCREDITATION--OF COURSES OF STUDY

   20.13.  Accreditation of courses of study  
   20.14.  Provisional accreditation  

   PART 4--BOARD--EXAMINATIONS

   20.15.  Board examinations  
   20.16.  Time for holding Board examinations  
   20.17.  Examinable subject matter  
   20.18.  Admission to sit for a Board examination  
   20.19.  Notification of Board examination results  
   20.20.  Reasons for failure of Board examination  
   20.21.  Supplementary Board examination  

   PART 5--MAINTAINING--REGISTRATION

   20.22.  Requirements for remaining on Register of Patent Attorneys  
   20.23.  Payment of annual registration fee  
   20.24.  Continuing professional education--number of hours  
   20.25.  Method of demonstrating that continuing professional education has been undertaken  

   PART 6--REMOVAL--OF ATTORNEY'S NAME FROM REGISTER OF PATENT ATTORNEYS

   20.26.  Voluntary removal of name from Register of Patent Attorneys  
   20.27.  Failure to pay annual registration fee  
   20.28.  Failure to comply with continuing professional education requirements  

   PART 6A--SUSPENSION--OF REGISTRATION

   20.28A. Requirement to notify of serious offence  
   20.28B. Suspension of registration--serious offence  

   PART 7--RESTORING--ATTORNEY'S NAME TO REGISTER OF PATENT ATTORNEYS

   20.29.  Restoring attorney's name to Register of Patent Attorneys  
   20.30.  Restoring attorney's name to Register of Patent Attorneys following payment of unpaid fee  
   20.31.  Restoring attorney's name to Register of Patent Attorneys in other circumstances  

   PART 8--DISCIPLINE

           Division 1--General

   20.32.  Definitions  
   20.33.  Role of Board in disciplinary proceedings  
   20.34.  Board may require attorney to cooperate with investigation  
   20.35.  Commencing disciplinary proceedings  

           Division 2--Proceedings in Disciplinary Tribunal

   20.36.  Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal to be constituted  
   20.36A. Meetings of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20.36B. Procedure of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20.36C. Panel Chair unavailable to complete hearing  
   20.36D. Member other than the Panel Chair unavailable to complete hearing  
   20.36E. No member ordinarily resident in same country as registered patent attorney subject to proceedings  
   20.37.  Notification of hearing of disciplinary proceedings  
   20.38.  Hearings to be public except in special circumstances  
   20.39.  Representation before Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20.40.  Summoning of witnesses  
   20.41.  Offences by persons appearing before a Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20.42.  Protection of certain persons  
   20.43.  Decision of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20.44.  Penalties--professional misconduct  
   20.45.  Penalties--unsatisfactory professional conduct  
   20.46.  Finding that attorney was unqualified at time of registration  
   20.47.  Finding that registration obtained by fraud  
   20.48.  Matters that may be considered in determining penalties  
   20.49.  Findings of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20.50.  Notification and publication of decisions of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20.51.  Completion of outstanding business  
   20.52.  Former attorney may be required to provide assistance  

   PART 9--RIGHTS--OF REGISTERED PATENT ATTORNEYS

   20.53.  Lien  

   PART 10--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1--Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board

   20.56.  Resignation and removal of members from Board  
   20.57.  Meetings of Board  
   20.58.  Member presiding at meetings of Board  
   20.59.  Quorum for Board meetings  

           Division 2--Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Disciplinary Tribunal

   20.61.  Establishment of the Trans - Tasman IP Attorneys Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20.61A. Functions of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20.62.  Membership of the Disciplinary Tribunal etc.  
   20.63.  Eligibility for appointment as Tribunal member  
   20.63A. Acting President  
   20.63B. Acting Tribunal members  
   20.64.  Disclosure of interests  
            

CHAPTER 20A--Incorporated Patent Attorney
            

   PART 1--INTRODUCTION

   20A.1.  Application of Chapter 20A  
   20A.1A. Performance of functions and exercise of powers  
   20A.1B. Conduct in New Zealand does not constitute an offence under this Chapter  
   20A.2.  Definitions  

   PART 2--OBTAINING--REGISTRATION FOR FIRST TIME

   20A.3.  Form of application  
   20A.4.  Certificate of registration  

   PART 3--MAINTAINING--REGISTRATION

   20A.5.  Requirements for remaining on Register of Patent Attorneys  

   PART 4--REMOVAL--FROM REGISTER OF PATENT ATTORNEYS

   20A.6.  Voluntary removal of name from Register of Patent Attorneys  
   20A.7.  Failure to pay annual registration fee  
   20A.8.  Failure to maintain professional indemnity insurance  

   PART 5--DISCIPLINE

           Division 1--General

   20A.9.  Definitions  
   20A.10. Board may apply for cancellation or suspension of incorporated patent attorney's registration  

           Division 2--Proceedings in Disciplinary Tribunal

   20A.11. Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal to be constituted  
   20A.11A.Meetings of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20A.11B.Procedure of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20A.11C.Panel Chair unavailable to complete hearing  
   20A.11D.Member other than the Panel Chair unavailable to complete hearing  
   20A.11E.No member ordinarily resident in same country in which incorporated patent attorney subject to proceedings is registered  
   20A.12. Notification of hearing  
   20A.13. Hearings to be public except in special circumstances  
   20A.14. Representation before a Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20A.15. Summoning of witnesses  
   20A.16. Offences by persons appearing before a Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20A.17. Protection of certain persons  
   20A.18. Decision of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20A.19. Notification and publication of decisions of Panel of Disciplinary Tribunal  
   20A.20. Completion of outstanding business  
   20A.21. Former attorney may be required to provide assistance  

   PART 6--RESTORING--ATTORNEY'S NAME TO REGISTER OF PATENT ATTORNEYS

   20A.22. Restoring name to Register of Patent Attorneys  
            

CHAPTER 21--Administration
            

   21.1.   Patent Office and sub - offices  
   21.2.   Employees to whom Commissioner may delegate (Act s 209(1))  
            

CHAPTER 22--Miscellaneous
            

   PART 1--FEES--AND COSTS

           Division 1--Fees

   22.1.   Complete applications treated as provisional applications  
   22.2.   General fees  
   22.2A.  Failure to pay: patent attorneys fees  
   22.2B.  Failure to pay: filing fees for patent requests  
   22.2C.  Failure to pay: certain other filing fees etc  
   22.2D.  Failure to pay: fees payable by patentee for requests under s 101A(b) of the Act  
   22.2EA. Failure to pay: fee for grant of leave to amend specification (person invited to pay)  
   22.2EB. Failure to pay: fees payable for the first report on examination  
   22.2F.  Consequence if Commissioner does not invite payment  
   22.2G.  Failure to pay: hearing fees  
   22.2H.  Failure to pay: certain fees for actions by Commissioner  
   22.2HA. Failure to pay: fees for requesting expedited dispatch  
   22.2I.  Failure to pay: acceptance fee  
   22.3.   General fees for international applications  
   22.4.   Fees for international applications payable for the benefit of the International Bureau  
   22.5.   PCT Fund  
   22.6.   Exemption from fees  
   22.7.   Refund of certain fees  

           Division 2--Costs

   22.7A.  Proceedings to which this Division applies  
   22.8.   Costs  

   PART 2--OTHER--MATTERS

   22.9.   Death of applicant or nominated person  
   22.10.  Address for service  
   22.10AA.Period for doing certain acts--office not open for business  
   22.10AB.Days when office not open for business  
   22.10AC.Prescribed acts  
   22.11.  Extension of time  
   22.12.  Giving of oral evidence  
   22.13.  Declarations  
   22.14.  Directions not otherwise prescribed  
   22.15.  Requirements for filing documents  
   22.15A. Certificate of verification and corrected translation  
   22.16.  Consequences for certain documents not meeting filing requirements  
   22.16A. Consequences for evidence not meeting filing requirements  
   22.17.  Incapacity of certain persons  
   22.19.  Copies of certain documents to be supplied  
   22.20.  International applications and the Patent Office  
   22.21.  Protection or compensation of certain persons  
   22.22.  Exercise of discretionary powers by Commissioner  
   22.23.  Written submissions and oral hearings  
   22.24.  Practice and procedure other than for opposition proceedings  
   22.25.  Requirements cannot be complied with for reasonable cause  
   22.26.  Review of decisions  
   22.27.  Documents not to infringe copyright--prescribed documents  
            

CHAPTER 23--Application, saving and transitional provisions
            

   PART 1--GENERAL

   23.1.   Saving: prohibition orders  
   23.32.  Transitional: priority date and date of patent for innovation patent application that is a divisional application of a petty patent or petty patent application  
   23.33.  Transitional: examination of innovation patents converted from petty patent applications  
   23.34.  Transitional: certain PCT applications  
   23.35.  Transitional: payment of fees for petty patents  

   PART 2--AMENDMENTS--MADE BY PARTICULAR INSTRUMENTS

   23.36.  Amendments made by Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Raising the Bar) Regulation 2013 (No. 1)  
   23.37.  Amendments made by Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (TRIPS Protocol and Other Measures) Regulation 2015  

   PART 3--TRANSITIONAL--PROVISIONS FOR SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AMENDMENT ACT 2015 AND SCHEDULE 1 TO THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SINGLE ECONOMIC MARKET AND OTHER MEASURES) REGULATION 2016

   23.38.  Definitions  
   23.39.  Removal of name from Register if New Zealand court determines person should not practise as a patent attorney in New Zealand  
   23.40.  Restoring attorney's name after advice from New Zealand Commissioner of Patents  
   23.41.  Transitional--registration as a patent attorney  
   23.42.  Continuation of certain disciplinary proceedings--individuals  
   23.43.  Continuation of certain disciplinary proceedings--incorporated patent attorneys  
   23.44.  Termination of appointment of Patents and Trade Marks Attorneys Disciplinary Tribunal upon completion of all proceedings  
   23.45.  Transitional--exemptions from patents knowledge requirements  

   PART 4--AMENDMENTS--MADE BY THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AMENDMENT (PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION RESPONSE PART 1 AND OTHER MEASURES) REGULATIONS 2018

   23.46.  Amendments made by Part 2 of Schedule 2  
   23.47.  Amendments made by Part 3 of Schedule 2  
   23.48.  Amendments made by Part 5 of Schedule 2  
   23.49.  Amendments made by Part 7 of Schedule 2  

   PART 5--AMENDMENTS--MADE BY THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AMENDMENT (PCT TRANSLATIONS AND OTHER MEASURES) REGULATIONS 2019

   23.50A. Amendments made by Schedule 1  
   23.50.  Amendment made by Part 3 of Schedule 2  

   PART 6--AMENDMENTS--MADE BY THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AMENDMENT (PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION RESPONSE PART 2 AND OTHER MEASURES) REGULATIONS 2020

   23.51.  Application of amendments  

   PART 7--AMENDMENTS--MADE BY THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AMENDMENT (FEE AMOUNTS AND OTHER MEASURES) REGULATIONS 2020

   23.52.  Application of amendments  

   PART 8--AMENDMENTS--MADE BY THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FEE AMOUNTS AND OTHER MEASURES) REGULATIONS 2024

   23.53.  Fee for more than 20 potential claims in relation to an application for a standard patent at the start of the first examination report date  
   23.54.  Fee for acceptance of a patent request and complete specification  
   23.55.  Costs, expenses and allowances in respect of proceedings  
           SCHEDULE 5 Knowledge requirements
           SCHEDULE 7 Fees
           SCHEDULE 8 Costs, expenses and allowances