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Patents Act 1990 (consolidated as of January 11, 1995), Australia

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Year of Version 1995 Dates Adopted: October 30, 1990 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes The Patents Act 1990 (No. 83 of 1990) was amended by the Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Act 1991 (No. 66 of 1991); the Industry, Technology and Regional Development Legislation Amendment Act 1994 (No. 58 of 1994); the Industry, Science and Technology Legislation Amendment Act 1994 (No. 108, 1994) and by the Patents (World Trade Organization Amendments) Act (No.104 of 1994). The amendments made by these Acts are incorporated into this compilation of the Patents Act 1990, which were prepared on 11 January 1995 by the Office of Legislative, Drafting and Publishing (OLDP), Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra.

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