Publication of details
Details (including the invention title) of the unexamined standard patent application (level AU-A) is published in theAustralian Official Journal of Patents about 18 months after the application's earliest priority date.
Published patent applications are made available to the public through our website and are sent to certain libraries and overseas patent offices.
Publication is an important step for two reasons:
It sets the date after which anyone using your invention without permission is unlawfully infringing your patent. That is, once you have a granted standard patent, you can take legal action for any infringements that occurred on and after the publication date
The contents of your standard patent application are no longer confidential. Your invention becomes part of the knowledge of the general public and may therefore subsequently assist in advancing industry and technology.
Note:Publication of a patent does not guarantee that the patent is valid.
If your standard application is accepted, the patent is republished as an AU-B level publication. If your accepted standard application is subsequently amended, it is republished as an AU-C level publication.
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