B2B release notes | IP Australia

Last updated:

5 April 2016

Schema version	Date	New service requests
1.7	2015-03-30	The enumeration value of “Further” was added to ApplyDesignCategoryEnum for supplying a response to a formalities report. Schema updated: IPB_DesignComponents IPB_Enumerations Actions modified: ApplyDesignAction
1.6	2015-03-01	Patent request to restrict access to micro-organism deposits pre-national phase entry was modified. Support was added for PPH and PPH-PCT examinations. Schema updated: IPB_Enumerations IPB_GeneralPatent IPB_NounInclude IPB_PatentComponents Actions modified: The following complex element types were added to PatentOtherSalesMatterAction: PatentRequesttoRestructAccesstoMicrorganismDepositsAction PatentInternationalRequestToRestrictAccessToMicroOrganismDepositsAction The following enumerations were added to ExamPatentCategoryEnum PPH PPH-PCT PresetReason was modified to allow free text by removing: ExamPatentExpediteReasonEnum
1.5	2013-10-02	A GeneralFOIAction was added to replace individual FOI actions. An action was added to IPB_GeneralTradeMark schema to make a payment of a 2nd part fee as requested by a designated country under the Madrid protocol. General Sales and Madrid were implemented An additional 47 actions became operable in this release, which required 17 amendments and two new complex types added to the structure of the schema. Schema updated: IPB_DesignComponents IPB_GeneralDesign IPB_GeneralOther IPB_GeneralPatent IPB_GeneralPBR IPB_GeneralTradeMark IPB_NounInclude IPB_PatentComponents The following actions (complex types) were added: GeneralFOIAction ( IPB_GeneralOther.xsd) TradeMarkMadridSecondPartFeeAction (IPB_GeneralTradeMark.xsd) Modified Actions PayIPRightFeeAction PatentInternationalFileDemandAction PatentRequestCertifiedDocumentCopyAction PatentRequestUncertifiedDocumentCopyAction PatentRequestSpecificationCopyAction TradeMarkRequestCertifiedDocumentCopyAction TradeMarkRequestUncertifiedDocumentCopyAction TradeMarkIntentionToUseAction TradeMarkMadridChangeApplicantNameAddressAction TradeMarkMadridFullChangeOfOwnershipAction TradeMarkMadridPartialChangeOfOwnershipAction TradeMarkMadridRequestForLimitationAction TradeMarkMadridResponseToIrregularitiesNoticeAction TradeMarkMadridResponseUnableToCertifyAction DesignsRequestCertifiedDocumentCopyAction DesignsRequestUncertifiedDocumentCopyAction Support implemented for the following operations: PayITPAction PayInvoiceAction PayOtherItemAction GeneralFOIRequestAction GeneralSalesMatterAction PatentInternationalPCTApplicationAction PatentInternationalResponseToDefectAction PatentInternationalResponseToOpinionAction PatentInternational92BisRequestAction PatentInternationalWithdrawalAction PatentInternationalOtherPCTCorrespondenceAction PatentRequestFiledDocumentsAction PatentOtherSalesMatterAction DesignRequestFiledDocumentsAction DesignRequestDuplicateCertificateAction DesignOtherSalesMatterAction PBRRequestFiledDocumentsAction PBRRequestRegisterCopyAction PBRRequestCertifiedCertificateAction PBRReissueCertificateAction PBROtherSalesMatterAction TradeMarkMadridApplicationAction TradeMarkMadridSubsequentDesignationAction TradeMarkMadridIntentionToUseAction TradeMarkMadridRenewalAction TradeMarkMadridSecondPartFeeAction TradeMarkMadridRenunciationAction TradeMarkMadridFullCancellationAction TradeMarkMadridPartialCancellationAction TradeMarkMadridAppointmentOfRepresentativeAction TradeMarkMadridChangeRepresentativeNameAddressAction TradeMarkOtherMadridMatterAction TradeMarkRequestCopyOfExamReportAction TradeMarkRequestDuplicateCertificateAction TradeMarkRequestDocumentsAvailableToPublicAction TradeMarkOtherSalesMatterAction
1.4	2013-02-28	Added request to postpone acceptance Added support for GeneralType - this included: 28 actions for Patent 36 actions for Design 34 actions for PBR, and 56 actions for TradeMark. ForPatent PatentAmendInventionDetailsAction PatentCorrectApplicantNameAction PatentChangeOfApplicantNameAction PatentAmendApplicantAddressAction PatentChangeAddressForServiceAction PatentAmendmentInAnticipationOfExaminerReportAction PatentVoluntaryAmendmentToTheSpecificationAction PatentAssignmentAction PatentAssignmentResponseAction PatentRegisterLicenceAction PatentRegisterMortgageAction PatentWithdrawalAction PatentOfferSurrenderAction PatentPreliminarySearchAndOpinionAction PatentConvertToInnovationAction PatentConvertToProvisionalAction PatentConvertToStandardAction PatentLodgeEntitlementAction PatentPostponeGrantAction PatentStatusEnquiryAction PatentFormalitiesResponseAction PatentVoluntaryOpiAction PatentOtherCorrespondenceAction PatentResponseToExamReportAction PatentResponseToExamAmendmentReportAction PatentResponseToReExamReportAction PatentPostoneAcceptanceAction PatentDirectExaminationOfApplicationAction PatentMatterAffectingValidityAction PatentExtensionOfTimeOfficeErrorAction PatentExtensionToServeEvidenceAction PatentOtherExtensionOfTimeCorrespondenceAction PatentExtensionOfTermAction PatentLodgeNoticeOfOppositionAction PatentSection112AdviceAction PatentNotificationOfServiceAction PatentDirectionCoOwnerAction PatentDeterminationDisputeBetweenApplicantsAction PatentDeclarationOfEligiblePersonAction PatentDismissOppositionAction PatentOppositionToProposedAmendmentsAction PatentRequestCommissionerDiscretionaryPowerAction PatentOtherOppositionMattersAction PatentRequestHearingAction PatentOtherHearingMattersAction PatentCourtOrderedAmendmentsAction PatentEOTCircumstancesBeyondControlForRenewalAction PatentEOTErrorOrOmissionByPersonForRenewalAction ForDesign DesignAmendDesignDetailsAction DesignAmendApplicantNameAction DesignCorrectApplicantNameAction DesignAmendApplicantAddressAction DesignChangeAddressForServiceAction DesignSupplyAdditionalRepresentationsAction DesignFormalitiesResponseAction DesignAssignmentAction DesignRegisterLicenceAction DesignRegisterMortgageAction DesignTerminateDischargeInterestAction DesignWithdrawApplicationAction DesignWithdrawOtherRequestAction DesignOfferSurrenderAction DesignRequestExpeditedRegistrationExaminationAction DesignLodgementStatusEnquiryAction DesignRequestToPublishAction DesignRequestToRegisterAction DesignStatementNewnessDistinctivenessAction DesignMaterialRelatingToNewnessDistinctivenessAction DesignRegistrationExaminationStatusEnquiryAction DesignSupplyPriorityDocumentAction DesignOtherCorrespondenceAction DesignResponseToExamReportAction DesignExamOtherMatterAction DesignExtensionOfTimeOfficeErrorAction DesignOtherExtensionOfTimeCorrespondenceAction DesignLodgeNoticeOfOppositionAction DesignRevokeRegistrationAction DesignRevokeEntitledPersonsAction DesignRequestCommissionerDiscretionaryPowerAction DesignOtherOppositionMattersAction DesignRequestHearingAction DesignOtherHearingMattersAction DesignEOTErrorOrOmissionByPersonForRenewalAction DesignEOTCircumstancesBeyondControlForRenewalAction ForPBR PBRAssignmentAction PBRChangeQualifiedPersonsAction PBRNominateQualifiedPersonsAction PBRAmendApplicantNameAction PBRCorrectApplicantNameAction PBRAmendApplicantAddressAction PBRChangeAddressForServiceAction PBRChangeSynonymVariationAction PBROtherAmendments PBRPart2NewVarietyDescriptionAction PBRConfirmationSubmissionPropagatingMaterialToGRCAction PBRCertificationByQPAction PBRQPStatementUniformityStabilityAction PBRConfirmationSubmissionACRASpecimenAction PBROverseasDescriptionsOrReportsAction PBRRequestWithdrawalAction PBRRequestSurrenderAction PBRRequestRevocation508Action PBRRequestRevocation509Action PBROtherCorrespondenceAction PBRRequestCertificateAction PBRExamRequestCentralisedTestingCentreAction PBRExamRequestDiscountFeeAction PBRExamRequestOverseasAction PBRExamRequestStandardAction PBRResponseToExamReportAction PBRPart2Description6ai PBRPart2Description6aii PBRPart2Description6ab PBRPart2Description6c PBRDeclarationEssentialDerivationAction PBROppositionAction PBROtherOppositionMatterAction PBRObjectionAction ForTradeMark TradeMarkAmendGoodsAndServicesAction TradeMarkAmendRepresentationsAction TradeMarkAmendOtherDetailsAction TradeMarkAmendApplicantNameAction TradeMarkCorrectApplicantNameAction TradeMarkAmendApplicantAddressAction TradeMarkChangeAddressForServiceAction TradeMarkAssignmentAction TradeMarkRecordClaimedInterestAction TradeMarkAmendClaimedInterestAction TradeMarkCancelClaimedInterestAction TradeMarkOtherClaimedInterestMatterAction TradeMarkWithdrawApplicationAction TradeMarkWithdrawOtherMatterAction TradeMarkCancelRegistrationAction TradeMarkFileCertificationRulesAction TradeMarkOtherCertificationRulesCorrespondenceAction TradeMarkLinkTradeMarkAction TradeMarkTransformIRDAToNationalAction TradeMarkReplaceIRDAWithNationalAction TradeMarkOtherCorrespondenceAction TradeMarkResponseToExamReportAction TradeMarkDeferAcceptanceAction TradeMarkRequestExpeditedExamAction TradeMarkExtensionOfTimeToDeferAcceptanceAction TradeMarkEasyExtensionOfTimeForAcceptanceAction TradeMarkExtensionOfTimeForRegistrationAction TradeMarkExtensionOfTimeForAcceptanceAction TradeMarkExtensionOfTimeToFileIntentionToOpposeAction TradeMarkExtensionOfTimeToFileStatementGroundsParticularsAction TradeMarkExtensionOfTimeToFileEvidenceAction TradeMarkExtensionOfTimeForOtherMatterAction TradeMarkOtherExtensionOfTimeCorrespondenceAction TradeMarkRemoveTradeMarkAction TradeMarkOppositionToRegistrationAction TradeMarkOppositionToRemovalForNonUseAction TradeMarkOppositionToProposedAmendmentsAction TradeMarkOppositionToExtensionOfTimeAction TradeMarkWithdrawApplicationForRemovalAction TradeMarkFileEvidenceAction TradeMarkIntentionToDefendAction TradeMarkFileStatementGroundsParticularsAction TradeMarkRequestCoolingOffPeriodAction TradeMarkWithdrawalOfOppositionAction TradeMarkAmendmentDuringOppositionAction TradeMarkOtherOppositionMatterAction TradeMarkFileWrittenSubmissionNoFeeAction TradeMarkFileWrittenSubmissionFeeAction TradeMarkSuspendOppositionAction TradeMarkRequestHearingOppositionToRegistrationAction TradeMarkRequestHearingOppositionToRemovalNonUseAction TradeMarkRequestHearingForOtherMatterAction TradeMarkRequestHearingForExtensionOfTimeAction TradeMarkOtherHearingsMatterAction TradeMarkRequestDecisionAction TradeMarkCourtMatterCorrespondenceAction
1.3	2012-12-20	Minor change to Patent examination action. New Service Requests: Minor change to Patent examination action. Add Entitlement element for ExamPatentActionType Add elements to PatentComponents: (AddPreliminarySearchAndOpinion, Entitlement and AddPreliminarySearchAndOpinion)
1.2	2012-11-14	Refinements and corrections were added to a number of schema. Schema updated: IPB_ApplyPatent Additional fixed strings for entitlements (EntGrantApplicant, EntNPEGrantApplicant, EntBasicApplication, EntNPEBasicApplication, EntBTreatyMicrodeposit) A number of entitlements made optional (NPEEntitlements, AdditionEntitlements, NPEEarlierNotFirst, EntBasicNotFirst, EntitlementFromInventor) New optional element (EntitlementGrantApplicant) added to PatentApplicant Optional element (EntNPEGrantApplicant) added to NPEEntitlements Optional element (EntBTreatyMicrodeposit) added to MicroOrganismDepositType BasicConventionDetails changed with BasicEntitlementApplicants made optional and new element added (EntBasicApplication) BasicConventionApplicationDetails element in RelatedApplications for NPE applications has been replaced by new complex type (BasicNPEConventionApplicationDetails)
1.1	2012-10-09	Refinements and corrections were added to a number of schema. Schema updated: IPB_DesignComponents IPB_Entitlements.xsd IPBEnumerations.xsd IPB_ExamPatent.xsd IPB_GlobalBase.xsd IPB_NounInclude.xsd IPB_PatentComponents.xsd IPB_PBRComponents.xsd IPB_TradeMarkComponents.xsd The complex type “Designers” replaces the element “Designer” for IPB_DesignComponents.xsd for the following action: "SingleDesignType" “Designer” is added as mandatory element in “Designers”. Complex type “AdditionalRequests” changed so that the following elements are a choice, rather than a sequence, allowing only one to be selected for a request: “RequestDesignRegistered” “RequestDesignPublished” “RequestDesignRegisteredAndExamined” The following element names in IPB_Entitlements.xsd, IPB_GlobalBase.xsd and IPB_ExamPatent.xsd changed: "EntProvisionalApplicant" → "EntIsProvisionalApplicant" "EntProvisionalFromApplicant” → "EntFromProvisionalApplicant "EntDivisionalApplicant" → "EntIsDivisionalApplicant" "EntDivisionalFromApplicant → "EntFromDivisionalApplicant” "EntBasicApplicant” → "EntIsBasicApplicant" "EntBasicFromApplicant" → "EntFromBasicApplicant" "EntAdditionApplicant" → "EntIsAdditionApplicant" "EntAdditionFromApplicant → "EntFromAdditionApplicant "EntMicroDepositor → "EntIsMicroDepositor" "EntMicroFromDepositor → "EntFromMicroDepositor” In IPB_TradeMarkComponents.xsd, in the complex type "TMTranslation" the following elements have name changes: "englishTranslation" → "EnglishTranslation" “languageUsed” → “LanguageUsed” and the following element was added: "NonEnglishWords" In IPB_TradeMarkComponents.xsd, in the complex type "TMTransliteration", the following elements have name changes: "englishTranslation" → "EnglishTranslation" "transliteratedText” → "TransliteratedText" and the following element was added: "LanguageUsed" The following optional element was added to “ExamPatentActionType”: “ReExamReason” The fixed attribute ”true” was added to the following elements: “DocumentIndicatorOfCertifiedCopy” “EnglishTranslationProvided” “TMGoodsServicePickListIndicator” The following optional element was added to “TradeMarkSeriesSequence”: “TradeMarkOtherSign” The following element was added to “TMTransliteration”: “LanguageUsed” The fixed string for the element “PBRRequestPetition” was changed. The complex type “PatentInventors” replaces the element “Inventor” for the following actions: “PatentApplyBase” “PatentProvApplyBase” “Inventor” is added as mandatory element in “PatentInventors”. The complex type “Breeders” replaces the element “Breeders” under “BreederType”. The element “NameAndAddress” replaces the element “Name” under “BreederType”. “NPEEntitlements” is now mandatory in “NPEPCTDetailsType”. New complex type, “TMConventionGoodsServicesClassType” replaces the element “TMGoodsServicesClassType” in the IPB_TradeMarkComponents.xsd schema. Unbounded attribute added to element “IPRightIdentifier” in “TMDefensiveEvidence”
1.0	2012-09-11	Support provided for: Renewals - IP rights (Renewals V1.1) ForPatent Apply for innovation patent Apply for standard patent Apply for National Phase Entry patent Apply for provisional patent Examine patent ForDesigns Apply for design Examine design ForPBR Apply for PBR ForTradeMark Apply for trade mark Register trade mark ForAll Renew IP right