Substitution of deceased applicant, nominated person or patentee

Complete this form when the legal representative of a deceased applicant or nominated person is requesting the application to proceed in their name before the grant of a patent.

How to submit your form

There are two ways to submit your form.

Through online services

  1. Download and complete the form
  2. Login to online services
  3. Submit your form.

By post

  1. Download and complete the form
  2. Send the form to our postal address:

IP Australia

PO Box 200

Woden ACT 2606

Keeping your personal details private

Note that any address you provide could be made public. If you want to keep your home address private, you can provide a post office or other valid address. Your address for service of legal documents can be a post office box, but it must be an address in Australia or New Zealand.