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PATENTS AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1998 (NO. 7) 1998 NO. 291

STATUTORY RULES 1988 NO. 291

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism

Patents Act 1990

Patents Amendment Regulations 1998 (No. 7)

The Statutory Rules amend the Patents Regulations 1991 (the Regulations) to make it clear that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has jurisdiction to review certain decisions made by the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys.

Details of the amendments made by these Statutory Rules are as follows:

Regulation 1 cites the regulations as the Patents Amendment Regulations 1998 (No. 7).

Regulation 2 provides that the regulations will commence on gazettal.

Regulation 3 identifies the Patents Regulations 1991 as those amended.

Regulation 4 amends paragraph 22.26(2)(b) of the Regulations to remove the reference to the "Patent Attorneys Professional Standards Board" and replace it with a reference to the "Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys".