Vol: 18, No: 17 6 May 2004 Supplement to the AUSTRALIAN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF PATENTS The Australian Official Journal of Patents (Supplement) is part of the Official Journal issued by the Commissioner of Patents for the purpose of the Patents Act 1990, the Trade Marks Act 1995 and the Designs Act 1906. (ISSN 0819-1794) AUSTRALIAN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF PATENTS (Supplement) 6 May 2004 Contents General Information & Notices Amendments, Section 104 Applications for Amendment ....................................................................................... 4858 Amendments Made ....................................................................................................... 4858 Applications Accepted Name Index .................................................................................................................... 5023 Numerical Index .............................................................................................................5027 IPC Index ........................................................................................................................ 5028 Applications Lapsed, Refused or Withdrawn, Patents Ceased or Expired ............................................................ 4846 Applications Open to Public Inspection Name Index .................................................................................................................... 4860 Numerical Index .............................................................................................................4990 IPC Index ........................................................................................................................ 5004 Assignments before Grant, Section 113 .......................................4857 Assignments Registered ................................................................5032 Certified Innovation Patents Name Index .................................................................................................................... 5029 Numerical Index .............................................................................................................5030 IPC Index ........................................................................................................................ 5031 Change of Name(s) of Applicant(s), Section 104 .........................4857 Complete Applications Filed Name Index .................................................................................................................... 4716 Numerical Index .............................................................................................................4824 Corrigenda .......................................................................................5032 Innovation Patent Applications Filed Name Index .................................................................................................................... 4844 (ISSN 0819-1794) AUSTRALIAN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF PATENTS (Supplement) 6 May 2004 Numerical Index .............................................................................................................4845 Innovation Patents Open to Public Inspection Name Index .................................................................................................................... 5019 Numerical Index .............................................................................................................5021 IPC Index ........................................................................................................................ 5022 Letters Patent Sealed .....................................................................5032 Provisional Applications Filed Name Index .................................................................................................................... 4712 Numerical Index .............................................................................................................4715 Gives you a legal right to: General Information - see non exempt documents held by agencies, and - appeal against a decision not to grant access to a document. 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