The Patents Act 1990

The Copyright Act 1968

The Trade Marks Act 1995

The Designs Act 2003

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A standard patent is for new inventions, while an innovation patent is for minor improvements to existing inventions.

A standard patent has a longer term than an innovation patent.

A standard patent is more expensive to obtain than an innovation patent.

All of the above.

The invention must be new, inventive, and useful.

The invention must be capable of industrial application.

The invention must not be contrary to public order or morality.

All of the above.

The invention must be new and useful.

The invention must be capable of industrial application.

The invention must not be contrary to public order or morality.

All of the above.

File a patent application with the Australian Patent Office.

Wait for the patent application to be examined.

Respond to any objections raised by the examiner.

Pay the patent fees.

All of the above.

The right to make, use, sell, and license the invention.

The right to prevent others from making, using, selling, or licensing the invention.

The right to sue for infringement of the patent.

All of the above.

The invention was not new.

The invention was not inventive.

The invention was not useful.

The invention was not capable of industrial application.

The invention was contrary to public order or morality.

All of the above.

An injunction to prevent the infringement.

Damages for the loss suffered by the patent holder.

An account of profits made by the infringer.

All of the above.

To examine patent applications.

To grant patents.

To maintain the register of patents.

To hear oppositions to patents.

All of the above.

To hear appeals from decisions of the Australian Patent Office.

To hear infringement actions.

To hear revocation actions.

All of the above.

To hear appeals from decisions of the Federal Court of Australia.

To hear cases of exceptional public importance.

Both of the above.

None of the above.

The introduction of the innovation patent.

The ratification of the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

The enactment of the Patents Amendment Act 2013.

All of the above.

The increasing complexity of technology.

The globalization of the economy.

The need to balance the rights of patent holders with the interests of the public.

All of the above.