Designs service level commitments
Designs Product Quality Commitments
Designs Product Quality Standards Tier 1
Product Quality Standards that relate to matters which would adversely affect (or have the potential to affect) the validity of the IP Right.
- Correct search and research strategy is adopted
- All relevant grounds for rejection are correctly taken
Acceptable Quality Level
93.5% of cases conforming to the Product Quality Standard
Designs Product Quality Standards Tier 2
Product Quality Standards that relate to matters which would require a considerable amount of rework and/or inconvenience to the applicant or IP Australia.
- Reports are comprehensive and informative
Acceptable Quality Level
90% of cases conforming to the Product Quality Standard
Designs Product Quality Standards Tier 3
Product Quality Standards that relate to matters which are important in terms of overall perception of the quality of the product.
- Written formalities are complete and correct
Acceptable Quality Level
85% of cases conforming to the Product Quality Standard
Designs Service Level Commitment
Designs Registration and Examination Standard
- We will examine and issue a report on your registered design within 13 weeks of receiving your request for examination
- We will respond to correspondence relating to the examination of your design application within 20 working days of receiving the correspondence
- We will undertake a formalities check of your design application within 8 weeks of receiving a request for registration
- We will register your design within 20 working days of compliance with the formalities check
Designs Hearings Standard
- We will issue our decision within 12 weeks of holding a hearing, unless we receive further submissions or evidence
For our current compliance with these commitments, go to our Charter Reports.
More Designs statistics are available at our IP Statistics page.
Last Updated: 10/12/2012
