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Patents Act 1990
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#### 61 Grant of standard patent
(1) Subject to section 100A and paragraph 210A(2)(a), the Commissioner must grant a standard patent, by registering prescribed particulars of the patent in the Register, if:
(a) there is no opposition to the grant; or
(b) in spite of opposition, the Commissioner’s decision, or the decision on appeal, is that a standard patent should be granted.
(2) A standard patent must be granted within the prescribed period.
(3) The Commissioner must notify the patentee that the standard patent has been granted.