The first is on flexible search and examination. The second is on streamlining the patent process.
Streamlining issues include removal of unnecessary differences in law between Australia and overseas jurisdictions, reducing costs encountered by applicants in redrafting claims to meet requirements in different jurisdictions and potential errors through unawareness of those differences.
Simplification encompasses processes associated with amending details relating to patent applications, accessing/restricting information regarding a patent, and processing PCT applications entering the 'national phase'.
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