| Section of the Act
| Nature of Reform
| Relevant
Subsection
| Purpose of Rules
|
5
Priority
|
Allowing a late declaration of priority
|
(2A)(b)
|
- Set the time limit for making a late declaration of priority
|
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Conditions and requirements for making the declaration
|
(2C)(a)
|
- State the manner and form of the request
- Provide for the request of, and filing of, evidence
- Set fee
|
14
Application Formalities
|
New application fee
|
(1A)
|
|
15
Date of Filing
|
Providing a reference to qualify for a date of filing
|
(1)(c)(ii)
|
- State the information required for the reference to be sufficient
|
|
Description in foreign language
|
(2)(a)
|
- Set time limit for providing translation
|
|
Late-filing of missing parts
|
(5)(b)
|
- Set time limit for filing missing parts
|
|
Withdrawing a late-filed missing part
|
(6)
|
- Set time limit for making the request
|
|
Using a priority document to avoid re-dating when a missing part is filed late
|
(7)(c)
|
- State the manner and form of the request
- Set the nature of substantiating documentation
- Set time limits
|
|
Divisional applications (provision is renumbered but unchanged)
|
(9)
|
- Amend existing rules to reflect re-numbering.
|
|
Filing claims and Abstract
|
(10)(a)
|
- Set time limits for filing claims and abstract
|
|
Substantiating a reference used to obtain a date of filing
|
(10)(a)(i)
(10)(a)(ii)
|
- Set time limits for filing description and substantiating documentation
- Set the nature of substantiating documentation.
|
|
Paying (new) application fee
|
(10)(b)
|
- Set time limit for paying (the new) application fee
|
|
Initiating and paying for search
|
(10)(c)
|
- Set time limit for initiating and paying for the search
|
17
Search
|
Search (changes consequential on separation from preliminary examination)
|
17(1)(c)
|
- State the manner and form of the request
- Set fee
|
| 20A
Reinstatement
|
Conditions and requirements for making request
|
(1)(2)
|
- State the manner and form of the request
- Provide for the request of, and filing of, evidence
- Set fee
|
|
Consequentials
|
-
|
- Revise rule 110 to provide sharp demarcation between extension of time and reinstatement
|
22
National Security
|
Filing applications the publication of whose contents are potentially prejudicial to the defence of the realm
|
(1B)
|
- Set the physical requirements and procedure to be used.
|
117B
Extension of
Specified Periods
|
Conditions and requirements for making request
|
(2)(b)
|
- State the manner and form of the request
- Set time limits
- Set fee
|
