“eDossier” for AusPat

19-Aug-2010

AusPat, IP Australia’s online patent search database, will soon be enhanced with a new functionality. The enhancement, “eDossier”, will provide electronic access to documents relating to the prosecution of patent applications dating back to 2006 and which are open for public inspection (OPI).

Through “eDossier”, users will be able to view patent case documents and their status which includes

• requests for examination
• examination reports
• responses to examination reports
• amendments and search results

Previously, users would need to purchase such information from IP Australia, and it may take up to 7 days to be supplied as paper copies.

Similar electronic records accessibility is already available for US patent cases through USPTO’s PAIR http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair, and for European patent cases through EPO’s Register Plus https://register.epoline.org/espacenet/regviewer.

The addition of “eDossier” is a significant enhancement to AusPat and its launch is expected in early 2011.


Robert Koung