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This series consists of individual case files which are initially raised in CRS A627 when applications for patents accompanied by complete specifications are lodged.

The files are transferred to the six figure series when the patents and specifications have been examined and accepted. The files are contained in envelopes showing the file number, and generally consist of application form, declaration form, examiner's report and correspondence. (e.g. correspondence between the Patent Office and the applicant or attorney).

Where the application was for a patent covering an invention already patented in a country subscribing to the Convention, the file contains certified copies of the documentation (or equivalent documentation) on which that original grant of patent had been made, and other related correspondence.

The range of numbers from 300 000 - 399 999 was never used.

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4940.38m held by CA 7970, Australian Archives National Office 

Disposal history

Temporary consignments A661T22, A661T23, A661T6, A661T7, A661T5, A661T8 and A661T19 were destroyed on 7 October 2010.  Temporary consignment A661T4 was withdrawn by the agency on 6 April 2011. Temporary consignments A661T11, A661T20, A661T24, A661T12, A661T21, A661T13, A661T14, A661T15, A661T16 and A661T17 were destroyed on 17 June 2011.

Consignment A661/36 (214.92m) was destroyed on 18 September 2014. Refer to 2014/1324 (electronic) for destruction documentation.
Destruction Job: 2014/496935

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