General:

Investigates and reports on patent applications to assess their compliance with the requirements of the Patents Act.

Tasks Include:

• examines patent applications to assess compliance with the Australian Patents Act
• ensures patent applications do not infringe on previous patents
• searches on-line databases to discover similar patents held in Australia and overseas
• grants patent rights for inventions based on new technology
• reports findings to patent applicants or their legal representatives
• may supervise clerical or other office staff