Types of patents:
- Patents of Invention
- Patents of PCT

Filing requirements:
- Specification in triplicate;
- Patents claims in triplicate with no limit to the number of claims; omnibus claims also remains acceptable, subject to possible constraints imposed by evidence of novelty;
- An abstract comprising the title and a summary of the disclosure, in triplicate, preferably not exceeding 150 words. If reference is made to a drawing, the relevant reference numerals should be enclosed in brackets, and the relevant figure number should be indicated;
- Drawings, as required, in triplicate;
- Form of Authorization of Agent, may be filed up to three months after lodgement of application;
- Declaration of Inventor ship( not later than sixteen months from the date of filing or earliest priority date of the application; as appropriate), containing full name(s), addressee(s), of the inventor, and particulars of the assignments or other derivation in the Application Form, which is prepared by the resident agent, if available at the time of filing of the application. A later filed Declaration of Inventor ship may also be signed by the resident agent;
- Certified copy of priority application, not later than sixteen months from the earliest priority date of the application;
- A verified translation of priority document, if this is not in English, not than twenty one months from the earliest priority date of the application;
- Microorganisms deposit information, not later than sixteen months from the date of filing or earliest priority date of the application, as appropriate;
- Novelty statement (i.e. a statement as to the form in which it is intended to satisfy the evidence of novelty requirement(see below), not later than twenty one months from the date of filing or earliest priority date of the application, as appropriate;

Granting:
Twenty years from filing date;

Renewals:
None