I am confused about Australian patent numbers. I ordered AU564505
(870813) AND AU639998 (930812) and for the former received a document
titled "Application for a Standard" (even though the Inpadoc record
lists this document as a "B" or examined patent) and for the latter I
only received a PCT document (WO91/14651) with the patent number
639998 stamped on it in the Published space on the front page. Are
AU564505 and AU 639998 in fact real live Australian examined patents or
are they applications which will never be granted patents? Also, why
does the WPI database not include these patent numbers in their patent
family listings. Inpadoc does cover them as separate records.
regards,
Claudia Chandler
Kvaerner Chemetics Inc
1818 Cornwall Avenue
Vancouver, B.C.
V6J 1C7
phone 604-737-4510 fax 604-734-0340
claudia.chandler@kvaerner.com
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com