Search database

AusPat is the comprehensive search system for Australian patent data; providing a single point of enquiry for information on Australian patents. It allows you to:

search for applications via Quick, Structured or Advanced search options
use a range of search options, including search by patent number and inventor name
find variants of Applicant names, Inventor names and Publication actions
view, sort and print the results of your search
customise the search results page by adding, removing or rearranging columns
save searches and applications for easy reference later
view up to 165 discrete data elements for each application
access responses, reports, amendments and search reports via eDossier
access additional opposition, ownership and publication data
subscribe to cases of interest using the Subscribe to Email notification service
submit s27 and s28 material to IP Australia using the Public Submission of Relevant Material (s27, s28) link on the relevant application details page

What is available in AusPat?

All Australian patent records dating back to 1904 are accessible through AusPat. However some records can only be accessed by searching a limited number of fields as not all data has been captured.


Year range	Data available
1904-1920	Application number, text of full specification
1920-1935	Application number, text of full specification, IPC marks
1935 - 1979	Some bibliographic data, text of full specification
1979-current	Bibliographic data, text of full specification

While all Australian patent records are available in AusPat, some records have missing specifications. We are working towards making these progressively available.

The "Filling the Gaps" spreadsheet lists all the affected applications. It provides some basic bibliographic data that can be used to identify gaps specific to particular technology groups and can be searched using common spreadsheet functions such as "sort", "find" and "filter". This spreadsheet will be updated regularly.

Filling the Gaps XLS - a list of missing specifications that we are making progressively available (last updated 12 December 2011)

You might also find it helpful to check the different publication document kinds we use. You can also search for a particular specification, if you know the patent or patent application number.