Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1995 No. 16 PATENTS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - SCHEDULE 1

                              SCHEDULE 1                Subregulation 39.3

NEW SCHEDULE 1A
                             SCHEDULE 1A             Subregulation 1.4 (1)

REGULATIONS UNDER THE BUDAPEST TREATY ON THE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
OF THE DEPOSIT OF MICROORGANISMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PATENT PROCEDURE
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Rule 1      Abbreviated Expressions and Interpretation of the Word


"Signature"
     1.1      "Treaty"

     1.2      "Article"

     1.3      "Signature"

Rule 2      International Depositary Authorities

     2.1      Legal Status

     2.2      Staff and Facilities

     2.3      Furnishing of Samples

Rule 3      Acquisition of the Status of International Depositary

Authority
     3.1      Communication

     3.2      Processing of the Communication

     3.3      Extension of the List of Kinds of Microorganisms Accepted

Rule 4      Termination or Limitation of the Status of International

Depositary Authority
     4.1      Request; Processing of Request

     4.2      Communication; Effective Date; Processing of Communication

     4.3      Consequences for Deposits

Rule 5      Defaults by the International Depositary Authority

     5.1      Discontinuance of Performance of Functions in Respect of

Deposited Microorganisms
     5.2      Refusal to Accept Certain Kinds of Microorganisms

Rule 6      Making the Original Deposit or New Deposit

     6.1      Original Deposit

     6.2      New Deposit

     6.3      Requirements of the International Depositary Authority

Rule 7      Receipt

     7.1      Issuance of Receipt

     7.2      Form; Languages; Signature

     7.3      Contents in the Case of the Original Deposit

     7.4      Contents in the Case of the New Deposit

     7.5      Receipt in the Case of Transfer

     7.6      Communication in the Case of the Scientific Description

and/or Proposed Taxonomic Designation
Rule 8      Later Indication of Amendment of the Scientific Description

and/or Proposed Taxonomic Designation
     8.1      Communication

     8.2      Attestation

Rule 9      Storage of Microorganisms

     9.1      Duration of the Storage

     9.2      Secrecy

Rule 10      Viability Test and Statement

     10.1      Obligation to Test

     10.2      Viability Statement

Rule 11      Furnishing of Samples

     11.1      Furnishing of Samples to Interested Industrial Property

Offices
     11.2      Furnishing of Samples to or with the Authorization of the

Depositor
     11.3      Furnishing of Samples to Parties Legally Entitled

     11.4      Common Rules

     11.5      Changes in Rules 11.1 and 11.3 when applying to

International Applications
Rule 12      Fees

     12.1      Kinds and Amounts

     12.2      Change in the Amounts

Rule 12bis     Computation of Time Limits

12bis.1 Periods Expressed in Years
12bis.2 Periods Expressed in Months
12bis.3 Periods Expressed in Days
Rule 13      Publication by the International Bureau

     13.1      Form of Publication

     13.2      Contents

Rule 14      Expenses of Delegations

     14.1      Coverage of Expenses

Rule 15      Absence of Quorum in the Assembly

     15.1      Voting by Correspondence