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(3) The prescribed particulars referred to in section 43 (4) (a) shall be the full details
required to identify all documents cited in a search report in respect of a patent
application relating to the same subject matter lodged in another country.
(4) An application in terms of section 43 (4) (c) shall be initiated by way of a notice of
motion.
47. Sealing of a patent
A patent shall be sealed on the date of publication in the journal, in the form set out in
Schedule 5 to these regulations or in such modified form as the registrar may direct.
48.
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enewals
(1) If it is desired, at the date of sealing or at the expiration of the third year from the
date referred to in section 46 (1) of the Act, whichever is the latter, or at the
expiration of any succeeding year during the term of the patent, to keep the
patent in force, the renewal fees set out in item 8 of the Schedule 1 shall be paid
by lodging Form P10 before the expiration of that year.
(2) All or any of the renewal fees may be paid in advance.
(3) A request for an extension of time to pay a renewal fee shall be made on Form
P10, which should indicate the reason for the late payment of such fee.
49.
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estoration
An application under section 47 of the Act for the restoration of a patent which has
lapsed through non-payment of renewal fees shall be made by way of an ex parte
application to the registrar in a form as near as possible to the form used for notice of
motion proceedings.
50. If the registrar is satisfied that a prima facie case has been made out, he shall advertise
the application once in the journal.
51. At any time within two months of date of the advertisement of the application any
person may oppose the restoration of the patent in terms of Chapter III of these
regulations.
52. Amendment of specifications
(1) An application to amend a provisional specification shall be made on Form P11.
(2) An application to amend a complete specification shall be made on Form P12 or
P13, as the case may be, and a supplementary disclosure, if any, shall be made
on Form P14.
53. If the registrar is satisfied that an application on Form P13 is in compliance with the Act,
he may direct the patentee to advertise the amendment once in the journal. An
application so advertised may be opposed within two months of the date of such
advertisement in terms of Chapter III of these regulations.
54. Opposition proceedings before the registrar
Any person who has been notified of a proposed action by the registrar and who
opposes such action or who opposes any such action advertised in the journal in regard
to a matter to be determined by the registrar shall do so within two months of dispatch
of such notification to him or within two months from the date of the relevant
advertisement in the journal.