AU Patent Attorney Practice Questions - Australian Patent Attorney Registration Examinations (TTIPAB) Exam - AU Patent Attorney Practice Questions - Australian Patent Attorney Registration Examinations (TTIPAB) Exam

Question 1

Under section 18(1)(a) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth), the threshold requirement that an invention be a 'manner of manufacture' is assessed by reference to which historical instrument?

Section 6 of the Statute of Monopolies 1623 The Statute of Anne 1710 The Paris Convention 1883 The Patents Act 1977 (UK)

Correct Answer:

Section 6 of the Statute of Monopolies 1623

Question 2

In NRDC v Commissioner of Patents (1959) 102 CLR 252, the High Court held a method of selectively killing weeds was patentable subject matter. What principle did the Court establish for 'manner of manufacture'?

A product must be a physical, tangible article to be patentable An artificially created state of affairs of economic significance can be a manner of manufacture Only chemical compounds, not methods, are patentable Agricultural methods are categorically excluded from patentability

Correct Answer:

An artificially created state of affairs of economic significance can be a manner of manufacture

Question 3

In D'Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc [2015] HCA 35, the High Court of Australia held that an isolated nucleic acid coding for the BRCA1 protein was:

A patentable manner of manufacture because isolation involves human intervention Patentable only if the claim was limited to a diagnostic method Not a manner of manufacture because the substance of the claim was genetic information existing in nature Patentable as a microorganism under the Budapest Treaty

Correct Answer:

Not a manner of manufacture because the substance of the claim was genetic information existing in nature

Question 4

Section 18(2) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) expressly excludes a category of subject matter from being a patentable invention. What is it?

Computer software Business methods Methods of medical treatment of humans Human beings and the biological processes for their generation

Correct Answer:

Human beings and the biological processes for their generation

Question 5

For a standard patent, section 18(1) lists the requirements of patentability in addition to manner of manufacture. Which set correctly states them?

Novelty, inventive step, useful, and not secretly used before the priority date Novelty, innovative step, and industrial applicability Novelty and non-obviousness only Novelty, inventive step, and absolute novelty worldwide before filing

Correct Answer:

Novelty, inventive step, useful, and not secretly used before the priority date

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