Question:
With respect to Service Requirements point 3.4.2 and the request for details of contracts and projects that are currently being managed, could you please advise whether this is referring to existing contracts and protects with QIMR Berghofer specifically, Queensland Government entities more broadly, or all organisations for whom we currently provide services?

Answered on 06/Feb/2026 10:51 AM:


Please briefly outline any current or recent significant projects where you are providing similar services.

Question:
With respect to Response Form 6.1 and the question of whether any part of the Services will be subcontracted, could you please advise whether we are required to list the full name and address of each potential foreign associate that may collaborate with QIMR Berghofer?

Answered on 06/Feb/2026 10:50 AM:


If any subcontracted work will be undertaken by a company, please specify the company name and address. Where the work is performed by an individual, these details are not required.

Question:
Dear QIMR team

Please see our questions below:

1 In the Response Form 6.2 – Schedule 3 Rates (Service Agreement) in the “Additional Charges applicable to this Contract”, what is the difference between “Receiving, reviewing and responding to Office Actions” and “Receiving, reviewing and responding to Examination Reports”? The terms “Office Action” and “Examination Report” are often used interchangeably but sometimes refer to “local” Australian and New Zealand examination reports and “foreign” office actions. Is that the distinction you intend?

2 In the Response Form 6.2 – Schedule 3 Rates (Service Agreement) in the “Additional Charges applicable to this Contract”, does “Receiving, reviewing and responding to Search Reports” refer to the International Search Report only. Please confirm if responding to a European Search Report should be separately estimated in this section and if you are interested in pricing for conduct of International-type Searches and reporting on the International-type Search Report.

3 In the Response Form 6.2 – Schedule 3 Rates (Service Agreement) in the “Additional Charges applicable to this Contract”, are the prior art searches prefiling novelty searches for use to assess the merits of filing a patent application? If you are interested in other prior art searching, please advise the type of prior art searching.

4 Which foreign jurisdictions would you like cost information for? For example, Australia, the US, Europe, Canada, India, New Zealand and Singapore appear to be of interest to you. Are there others we should include?

We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

Answered on 16/Feb/2026 01:10 PM:


1 We intend “Office Actions” to refer to foreign prosecution reports/communications (e.g., USPTO, EPO, etc.), and “Examination Reports” to refer primarily to local Australian/New Zealand Examination Reports. We acknowledge the terms are often used interchangeably.

2 We would like to see pricing for both International and European Search Reports. We will not require conduct of International-type Searches and reporting of the International-type Search Reports at this stage.

3 Yes, the prior art searches are intended to cover pre-filing patentability/novelty-style searches used to assess the merits of filing and to inform initial claim scope/strategy.

4 Australia, United States, Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Europe.