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Patents Modernisation Initiative (PMI): In 2023 IP Australia continued with the multiple-year PMI journey to modernise internal Patent systems to make it easier for examination and administration staff to perform their work. A more detailed description of PMI can be found in subsequent sections.
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Customer Value Program (CVP): The CVP vision is to ensure all Australians benefit from great ideas by providing world-leading IP-related digital services that are modern, efficient and effective. The CVP aims to transform IP Australia’s internal processes and capabilities and align them to a customer-centric and delivery-focused model. The program has delivered efficiencies for end-to-end IP rights administration and improved engagement and satisfaction for IP Australia’s customers.
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- A modern, practical and informative corporate website ,
- Modern and effective correspondence correspondence,
- Streamlined and efficient processes and services for customers customers, and
- Digital experience personalisation and maturity.
Main areas of patent information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year:
In the space of patent information, IP Australia’s Patent Analytics Hub published interactive patent analytics reports on artificial intelligence (AI) computing, hardware andapplications,and on quantum computing, sensors, communication and applications in 2023.
Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and registrations with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes:
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IP Australia provides information on its website to support applicants filing. :
- https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/how-to-apply-for-a-patent/what-to-consider-before-applying-for-a-patent
- https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/patents/how-to-apply-for-a-patent/how-to-write-specifications
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Examiners redraft applicant-prepared abstracts of non-PCT national applications when they are found to be deficient to an extent that they are unable to fulfil their function, or not submitted at filing. The abstracts of PCT national phase applications are not reviewed as these have been thoroughly evaluated in the international phase.
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The AU-B figure includes standard patent acceptances and innovation patent certifications.
Link: https://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/epublish/content/olsAvailablePatentPDFs.jsp
Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URL), etc.:
Official notices and changes to office procedures are published in the Australian Official Journal of Patents (AOJP). These official notices, and many other patent related notices (including the manual Manual of practice Practice and procedureProcedure), are also put directly on the IP Australia website under the Patent notices section.TheAOJP and the Supplement to the Official Journal of Patents have been combined from 2018 and can be found at:http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/epublish/content/olsAvailablePatentPDFs.jsp
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