Fees for certain extensions of time during the COVID-19 pandemic requested between 1 August and 31 August 2020

The Deputy Director-General of IP Australia has, on 15 July 2020, issued the following documents:

• An exemption from certain extension of time fees for patents

  An exemption from certain extension of time fees for patents in PDF format [36.26 KB]

• An exemption from certain extension of time fees for trade marks

  An exemption from certain extension of time fees for trade marks in PDF format [36.29 KB]

• An exemption from certain extension of time fees for designs

  An exemption from certain extension of time fees for designs in PDF format [36.09 KB]

These documents provide that fees will not apply to some extensions of time during the COVID-19 pandemic requested in the period 1 August to 31 August 2020. Previous official notices relating to fees during the COVID-19 pandemic:

• For filings in the period 22 April 2020 to 31 May 2020 – Official notice of 22 April 2020
• For filings in the period 1 June 2020 to 30 June 2020 – Official notice of 25 May 2020
• For filings in the period 1 July 2020 to 31 July 2020 – Official notice of 16 June 2020

For more information about IP Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, please refer to IP Australia’s business continuity and COVID-19 page.