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67. Voluntary surrender of patent
An application for the surrender of a patent shall be made on Form P21.
CHAPTER IA
PROCEDURE IN THE PATENT OFFICE IN RELATION TO INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATIONS (regs 67A-67I)
67A. International application lodged with the patent office as receiving office
For the purposes of section 43C (a), and subject to the provisions of rule 16bis of the
regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the applicant shall pay to the patent
office
(a) the transmittal fee specified in Schedule 1 to these regulations within one month
of the date on which the international application was lodged; and
(b) the international fee and the search fee specified in rules 15 and 16, respectively,
of the regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty within the time limits
specified therein.
67B. National phase entry form
(1) The national fee prescribed in section 43E (1) (a) shall be paid by the applicant
on Form P25, in duplicate, one copy of which shall be returned by the Registrar
to the applicant as proof of payment.
(2) The translation referred to in section 43E (1) (b) shall be lodged within six months
of the date of lodgement of form P25.
(3) Within one month of complying with sections 43E (1) (a), the applicant shall lodge
a form P2.
(4) Within six months of complying with section 43E (1) (a), or within such further
time as the Registrar may on request allow, the applicant shall lodge a form P3.
67C. Entering national phase under Chapter l of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Where the Republic has not, before the expiration of 19 months from the priority date
referred to in article 2 (xi) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, been elected for the
purposes of international preliminary examination
(a) the time limit applicable under article 22 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as
referred to in section 43E (1), shall be 31 months from the priority date;
(b) the contents of the translation referred to in section 43E (1) (b) shall include
(i)
the description;
(ii) the claims (if amended under article 19 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty,
as so amended); and
(iii) any textual matter on the drawings, if any.
67D. Entering national phase under Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Where the Republic has, before the expiration of 19 months from the priority date
referred to in article 2 (xi) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, been elected for the
purposes of international preliminary examination