| Method of medical treatment claim |
Yes.
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| Use claim |
Yes.
e.g. a) "Use of compound X for treatment of disease Y."
b) "Pharmaceutical composition for use in treatment of disease Y, comprising X."
c) "Use of compound X for preparation of a medicament for treatment of disease Y."
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| Transgenic plant or animal claim |
Yes.
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| Percentage of DNA/protein sequence identity claim |
Yes.
e.g. "A nucleic acid molecule comprising (SEQ ID NO:1) or a nucleic acid molecule comprising at least X% sequence identity to (SEQ ID NO:1)."
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| DNA hybridization claim |
Yes.
e.g. "A nucleic acid molecule comprising (SEQ ID NO:1) or a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to (SEQ ID NO:1) under stringent hybridization conditions."
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| Expressed sequence tag claim |
Yes. As a nucleic acid per se. Full length nucleic acid for encoded gene may be encompassed by a claim to EST sequence if defined as “a nucleic acid comprising (SEQ ID NO 1)". Also, must meet requirement of novelty, inventive step and utility.
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| Single nucleotide polymorphism claim |
Yes.
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| Diagnostic method |
Yes.
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| Is chemical species patentable over prior art disclosure of genus |
Yes. If a selection of members from genus, members must have an advantage over the genus, all the members must share the advantage and the advantage must be particular to the selection.
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| Biological deposits in accordance with the Budapest Treaty |
Yes. Deposit must be made before filing a complete Australian patent application, or before filing a PCT application from which an Australian National phase application is based.
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| Can biological deposit of DNA be used to correct DNA sequence errors |
Possibly. Not yet tested in court. A deposit may satisfy a full description requirement.
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| Requirement for electronic copy of sequence listing |
Optional. An Examiner may, in some cases, request a sequence listing to be filed.
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| Does patent issuance trigger a deadline to a list patent on a "U.S. Orange Book" type patent register? |
No.
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| Does patent issuance trigger government review of medicine price? |
No.
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