Raising the Bar Has Not Reduced the Patent Acceptance Rate in Australia

Data of patent acceptances into  2021 confirms that the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 ('RtB Act'), which came into effect on 15 April 2013, has had a minimal impact on the rate of patent application acceptance in Australia - and to the extent that an effect is present, it does not run in the direction that might be expected! Read more