Objective Connect - User Guide - Patents
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1. Grounds and Particulars SGP Copy of documents mentioned in the SGP Evidence in Support Evidence in Answer Evidence in Reply Evidence Required to be produced by the Commissioner Evidence in procedural oppositions or proceedings under s32 amp s36 Summary of submissions for oral hearings Note For Opposition to Innovation Patents under Section 101M please contact Patent Oppositions Hearings amp Legislation for assistance Naming Convention The title s given to the documents added to a Share should be as follows Statement of Grounds and Particulars SGP mentioned document US1235681 Evidence in Support Jones declaration Evidence in answer Smith declaration Part Evidence in Reply Lee declaration Produced evidence Rogers declaration Summary of oral submissions opponent or requestor Summary of oral submissions applicant or respondent Any evidence split due to size limitations must be named in the title accordingly For example e All Evidence in Answer Jones declaration Part 1 pdf e All Evidence in Answer Jones declaration Part 2 pdf For proceedings parties are required to attach files as follows Statements of grounds and Particulars The SGP should be a single file Each document mentioned in the SGP should be added to the share as an individual file For oppositions filed on or after 15 April 2013 a copy of each document referred to in the SGP is required if the document is n2. Share e The types of documents that may be submitted to the Share is strictly limited to the Statement of Grounds and Particulars and evidence for an opposition proceeding For more information on specific document types see section 8 e IP Australia requires that all submitted files comply with the naming conventions as described in section 8 of this guide e Files must be in one of the acceptable formats listed in section 8 e The maximum size for each file is 1 GB Any larger sized documents will not be accepted If required documents can be split into separate parts and added to the Share e Each declaration must be uploaded as a separate attachment the attachment should contain the declaration and accompanying exhibits preferably bookmarked e Files found to be corrupted and unreadable will not be taken to be filed IP Australia will notify the parties as soon as possible after a corrupted file has been identified e Please note that Confirmation Copies are NOT Required Page 11 of 18 To add a Document to a Share 1 Select the title of the desired Share or follow the link from your Share invitation tada r Patent Apptcation 2019 N PRereere Figure 6 2 Select Add Document from the Objective Connect Control Pane The Add Documents dialog box is displayed A Figure 7 3 Click Choose Document to browse and select documents to upload to the share Add Documents 3 To upload one or more documents
3. em a EN X Sides Front Sides X Color Mode Autodetect Resolution 300 DPI Paper Size A4 Width 210mm Height 297 mm Prompt for scanning more pages Output New PDF Document Multiple files More Options Append to existing file or portfolio Select production prod ipadfsroot UserDz Document Settings Optimize Scanned PDF Small Size p High Quality V Make Searchable Run OCR C Make PDF A 1b compliant Add Metadata Figure 5 Typical Document Compositions and Recommended Scanner Settings Black printed text and black pen no images Black and white setting minimum resolution 300 dpi If the result is illegible unclear due to line weight then scan in colour or greyscale at a minimum resolution of 300dpi Colour printed text and colour pen no images Colour setting at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi Use an auto detect colour recognition setting if available Black or colour text with images Colour setting at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi Use an auto detect colour recognition setting if available Page 9 of 18 8 Document Types Naming Conventions and File Formats Acceptable Documents The following documents may be added to a Share These are the only documents that may be filed in this way All other documents submitted using Objective Connect will be deemed as not filed Statement of
4. to the share click Choose Documents Figure 8 Page 12 of 18 4 The selected document s is displayed in the Add Documents dialog box Aaaa Choose File to Upload e weg Look in Opposition Cases O e amp m evidence InAnswerdoc 0 p Evidence In Answer pdf Objective Mi Statement of Grounds and Particulars doc Statement of Grounds and Particulars pdf My Recent Documents e Desktop gt L A gt My Documents My Computer File name X Open Files of type au Files v Cancel Li e To upload one or more documents to the share click Choose Documents Figure 9 5 Select Upload to upload the document to the Share The upload progress is shown on the Add Documents dialog box Page 13 of 18 Add Documents g To upload one or more documents to the share click Choose Documents Figure 10 Filing Date Receipt of a document added to a Share is taken to be the date and time listed in the Share in Australian Eastern Standard Time AEST AEDT Users should note that this may appear different from the date and time in their location if they are in a different time zone Please ensure your evidence is legible before uploading it into the share Illegible or poor quality low resolution documents may need to be resubmitted which could lead to added expense should an extension of time be required to file evidence Please see the Document Quality secti
5. Mm Australian Government mags IP Australia Objective Connect User Guide Patents July 2014 Robust intellectual property rights delivered efficiently Introduction From 15 April 2013 new provisions were introduced to the Patents legislation regarding the filing of evidence in opposition proceedings Customers will be required to file evidence and other specified documents for oppositions electronically via Objective Connect Objective Connect is a cloud based computer application that IP Australia and customers will use to share evidence that relates to an opposition proceeding All shared documents are accessible to opposing parties invited by IP Australia Parties can simply log on to Objective Connect to upload evidence and view or download another party s evidence The Commissioner has given a direction about the filing of evidence and other opposition documents under regulation 5 3 of the Patent Regulations The information below is a guide to using Objective Connect with IP Australia to meet those requirements Page 2 of 18 1 When will Objective Connect be used Objective Connect will be used by IP Australia and parties to an opposition for the filing of evidence at certain stages of the opposition proceedings Following is an outline of the activities you will need to perform to use Objective Connect when supplying or receiving evidence Opposition Proceedings Begin Nominate Preferred Email Address Rece
6. ace your email invitation to join the Share for your opposition you can have the invitation resent to your email address To request resending of your invite Go to the Objective Connect Website Select Sign Up Select lost your invitation email Enter your email address and select Resend nie ade ag You will receive an email invitation containing a link to login register to Objective Connect Why is the Connect password twelve characters long The password or passphrase is twelve characters long to meet with minimum security requirements The twelve characters can be any combination of letters upper and lower case numbers and symbols How do sign out If you wish to sign out from your session 1 Select the drop down arrow next to your name in the welcome banner 2 Choose Log Out Note After 20 minutes of inactivity you are automatically logged out of Objective Connect How can prevent Objective Connect emails from being caught in my spam filter If Objective Connect emails are getting caught in your spam filter simply add the Objective Connect email address or domain to your list of allowed email addresses This will allow Objective Connect emails to be delivered to recipients without being caught in the spam filter How can I change my Objective Connect Password 1 While you are logged in to Objective Connect select the down arrow next to your user name and choose Account Settings 2 Your user na
7. age 5 of 18 E ithe Garet Wacken Dart Crowe Ge wow a i on i Easily share large documents and files Figure 2 e Alternatively you may log in at any time by clicking the Login link on the Objective Connect homepage 6 Set up e You can elect to receive any combination of immediate emails and daily or weekly summary emails regarding updates to the Share you have joined To receive Share update email notifications 1 Select the down arrow next to your user name and choose Account Settings Brian Thorpe w Account Settings Upgrade Log Out Figure 3 2 On the Notifications pane of the Account Settings dialog box select the desired Share updates notifications option s Page 6 of 18 Account Settings Name First name Brian Last name Thorpe Password Old password New password Confirm password Notifications Share updates Immediate email Weekly summary email v Daily summary email A Ka Privacy Keep my email address private Figure 4 Customers should set up their notifications as soon as an account is created If you do not select a Notifications option you will not receive email notification when a Share is updated IP Australia encourages customers to select the Immediate email option to ensure you receive timely notification when a Share is updated If you wish to keep your nominated email address hidden from other participants of the S
8. hare select the Keep my email address private option Page 7 of 18 7 Document Quality If your evidence is illegible or poor quality low resolution it may need to be resubmitted This can in turn put you to the unnecessary expense and uncertainty of having to apply for extensions of time to file evidence By adhering to the following guidelines you will find that the quality of your scanned documents will be sufficient in most instances Document Scanning Guidelines All documents should be scanned at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi This is in line with WIPO standards for electronic image management and in most instances will provide a good quality document with a manageable file size To keep the time spent uploading documents to a minimum and to reduce risk of failed transmission scanned documents may also be optimised to reduce their file size The following settings should be used when scanning documents see also Figure 5 Colour mode Auto detect where available or see Typical Document Compositions and Recommended Scanner Settings below Resolution Minimum 300 dpi maximum 600 dpi Resolutions outside of this range may not be accepted Paper size when scanning to PDF A4 210mm x 297mm is preferred Larger sizes may be used when necessary Colour Space when scanning to an image file such as PNG or TIFF The colour space of an image must be sRGB Page 8 of 18 Input Scanner f U eee ects
9. ive Invite to Document Share Receive Email Notification On First Access Registration and Log In Log In Setup Retrieve Add Documents Documents 2 Nominate Email Address At the start of an opposition proceeding IP Australia will ask each participant to nominate an email address to be used for submitting and receiving documents Page 3 of 18 3 Receive Invite to Share What is a Share A Share is the term used by Objective Connect for a common repository where invited parties have access to upload view and download documents The Share is created and managed by IP Australia with access only provided to parties invited by IP Australia that are participating in the specific opposition proceeding At the completion of the opposition the Share will be closed Evidence will only be accepted in Shares created by IP Australia e During an opposition proceeding IP Australia will create a Share and invite each party to the proceedings to participate using a nominated email address e The Objective Connect system will send an invitation to each party s nominated email address e By clicking on the Accept button in the email invitation you will be taken to Objective Connect and given the choice of accepting or declining the invitation and be asked to complete the registration process if you have not already registered If you click the Decline button you will not be able to u
10. me is displayed in the Account Settings dialog box Enter your old password and your new password This password must be at least 12 characters long 3 Re enter your new password to confirm and select save Do I have to pay to use Objective Connect Page 16 of 18 No Objective Connect is a free service made available by IP Australia to allow customers to file and receive evidence in opposition proceedings By signing up to Participant Free through the Objective Connect website you can access your Share s free of any charges Please note however that Objective Connect will charge you fees if you sign up for Standard or Workgroup Can I request assistance with using Objective Connect Yes if you have encountered a problem with Objective Connect and wish to report an issue or error please complete the details on the Contact Form and select Submit You can also access the Contact Form from within Objective Connect by selecting the Feedback tab on the left hand side of your Objective Connect browser window If you require further assistance please visit the assistance section of the Objective Connect website Page 17 of 18 Commonwealth of Australia 2013 Published by IP Australia Discovery House 47 Bowes Street Phillip ACT 2606 1300 65 10 10 www ipaustralia gov au
11. on of this document for more information The next evidence stage will not commence until IP Australia has formally notified the parties that all or no evidence for the relevant evidentiary period has been filed 10 Notification of new files e When a file has been added to a Share a notification will be sent to each participating Party Page 14 of 18 CONNECT Dear Nick The following updates to the Share Test Share have occured Business Analysis Training for BPl doc was added by Chris Green Nov 19 2013 3 36 40 PM EST Login Thank you Objective Connect Acceptable Use Policy FAQs amp Assistance This email was intended for nicholas whennsn ipsustrslis gov su Copynght 2013 Objective Corporstion Limited Please do not reply to this email Figure 11 e By clicking the link in the email you will be taken directly to the Share containing those updated files e f required you may be prompted to enter your log in details e Please note that you will not receive an email notification if you have not yet registered with Objective Connect 11 Opening a Document To open a document that has been added to a share 1 Navigate to the desired Share by following the link from a Notification or Invitation email OR manually through the interface 2 Select the document you would like to open Figure 12 Page 15 of 18 12 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs I lost my invitation what do I do If you mispl
12. ot an OPI AU or WO patent application A declaration and its exhibits should preferably be bookmarked Covering letters associated with the SGP evidence and other permitted document types can also be filed using Objective Connect These should be contained in a separate file and include in its name the descriptor letter and the date e g Evidence in support Letter 15 04 2013 Page 10 of 18 Other opposition correspondence including requests for extensions of time to file evidence must not be filed using Objective Connect For further details of the Commissioners Requirements see Vol 3 of the Patent Office Manual of Practice and Procedure Acceptable File Formats The following are the acceptable file types We prefer the use of Adobe Acrobat PDF pdf but will also accept attachment files as e TIFF tif e Text txt e Word doc docx e PNG png e XML xml and e JPEG jpeg jpg Sound and video recordings can be filed in MP3 mp3 and MPEG mpg format PDF attachments must be compatible to at least Adobe Acrobat v5 0 PDF 1 4 to ensure general accessibility 9 Adding Documents to a Share The following section describes how you may add documents to a Share Adding a document to a Share makes it available to IP Australia and any other participating party Documents added to a Share will be saved as part of the official record for the IP Right The following rules apply to files added to a
13. pload evidence or view the other party s evidence e f you no longer have access to the invitation email you may wish to log into the Objective Connect website and navigate to your shares manually e f you have not yet registered proceed to Part 4 of this guide Otherwise proceed to Part 5 for login instructions Page 4 of 18 4 Register an Objective Connect Account e Each user intending to submit evidence electronically with IP Australia will be required to register with the Objective Connect service e Each time IP Australia invites you to participate in a Share you will be sent a link to your nominated email address e If you have not registered this link will take you directly to a registration page E iaiia tasei Woda ree Fades aaa Selective Easily share large documents and files ee t P _ Figure 1 e You may also register prior to receiving any invitation by clicking the Sign up link on the Objective Connect homepage e You will receive an email from Objective Connect confirming your registration Select the link in the confirmation email to login and access the Share 5 Log in e To access a Share in Objective Connect users must first log in with their nominated email address and password chosen during registration e Once you have registered following the link from a Share invitation email will take you directly to the login screen with your nominated email address pre filled P
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