What the official record says
This Act is the Patents (Advancement Patents) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on . This Act amends the Patents Act 2013 (the ). After section 3(b), insert: to encourage technological development and advancement by providing for the grant of advancement patents and provisional advancement patents that— are easier and less costly to obtain than other patents: require a lesser degree of advancement than the inventive step required for other types of patents: provide a lesser term of protection than other patents. In section 5(1), insert in their appropriate alphabetical order: means a provisional advancement patent in respect of which a certificate of examination has been issued under and registered under has the meaning set out in in relation to a provisional advancement patent, ot