Have Your Say On The Patents Amendment Bill

The Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee is calling for submissions on the Patents Amendment Bill.

The bill would amend the Patents Act 2013 by applying stricter criteria for the grant of divisional applications filed under the Patents Act 1953.

Currently, applications filed before the 2013 Act came into force (and any applications relating to them, known as divisional applications) are considered under the 1953 Act. However, the 1953 Act’s criteria for examining patent applications are of a lower standard than those of the 2013 Act.

The objective of the bill is to adjust the 2013 Act so that applications currently considered under the 1953 Act would be examined in broadly the same way as 2013 Act applications.

Tell the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee what you think

Make a submission on the bill by 11.59pm on 4 September 2025.

For more details about the bill:

• Read the full content of the bill
• Track the bill’s progress in Parliament
• What’s been said in Parliament about the bill?

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