Checking the WPP application for an Australian national patent
W.E.T.E.R. & GOROD L.E.S.Earlier an application for a national patent for the invention "Wind Power Plant" (WPP) was filed to the Australian Patent Office (www.ipaustralia.gov.au) through the Australian patent attorney from the right holder Tiaglin D.V. in accordance with the Patents Act 1990.
On September 21, 2022, a request was filed with the Patent Office for an examination on the merits of the claimed invention after a formal examination. The Australian Office has notified the patent attorney and the right holder of the said request of its acceptance. The substantive examination will last for 12 months, subject to the payment of an examination fee.
Once the examination has established the standard criteria for the invention, such as that it must be novel, involve an inventive step and be industrially applicable, the invention is registered and published in the Official Journal of Patents of Australia. After publication, interested third parties have three months from the date of publication to object to the application being granted. Then the patent for the invention is issued. A stamp duty must be paid for the granting of a patent and a document confirming the payment must be received by the Patent Office within 3 months after the decision to grant the patent.
It appears that given the novelty, applicability, and relevance of the invention, there is a high probability of obtaining a national Australian patent for WPP within a year and a half.
Registration of inventions in Australia and their patenting involves obtaining advantages for business development, attracting various types of investments for interesting projects. Over the past decade, Australia has not only registered the most patents (per capita), but has built one of the world's most efficient systems for commercializing innovation. According to official data, in 2018 about 47% of all businesses in Australia were innovative. Australia invented (and successfully commercialized) the "black box" for airplanes, penicillin, the ultrasonic medical scanner, Wi-Fi and other products that have won worldwide recognition. Many of the "Australian" technologies or products are actually brought here from overseas. Last year, of the 17,724 patents issued by the Australian Patent Office (IP Australia), only 1,311 were owned by Australians. Most of the patent applications came from American, German and Japanese companies.
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