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PATENTS ORDINANCE

CONTENTS

PART I
Preliminary
1.	Short title and commencement ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1424
2.	Interpretation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1424
3.	Meaning of "application for a standard patent" ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1432
4.	Meaning of "designated patent", etc. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1432
5.	Meaning of "published" ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1434
6.	Other references ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1436
7.	Provisions regarding filing of documents, etc. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1438
8.	Designation of patent offices ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1438
9.	Special provision invention covered by 2 or more patents ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1438
PART II
Applications for Standard Patents
Introduction
10.	General provision regarding applications for standard patents ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1438
11.	Formality examination of applications for standard patent ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1440
Right to apply
12.	Who may apply ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1440
13.	Determination before grant of questions as to who may apply ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1442
14.	Effect of transfer of application under section 13 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1444
Request to record a designated patent application
15.	Filing of request to record ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1446
16.	Designated patent application based on international application ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1448
17.	Date of filing of request to record ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1450
18.	Examination on filing of request to record ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1450
19.	Examination as to formal requirements of request to record ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1452
20.	Publication of request to record ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1452
21.	Registrar may publish additional matters ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1454
22.	Provision for request to record in the event of a divisional designated patent application ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1454