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(3) In the event of an enquiry in terms of subregulation (1) being ordered and the
parties being unable to reach agreement as to the further pleadings to be filed,
discovery, inspection or other matters of procedure relating to the enquiry either
or any party may make application to the commissioner for directions in regard
thereto.
99. Time limits
Time limits specified may be extended by consent of the parties or, failing such
consent, by the registrar on a request made to him.
100. Tariff of fees for proceedings before commissioner and registrar
The tariff of fees applicable to proceedings before the commissioner and the registrar
shall be those applicable for the time being in a Provincial Division of the Supreme
Court in terms of the Uniform Rules of Court of the Supreme Court of South Africa,
1965: Provided that
(a) fees allowed to a patent agent or patent attorney may be allowed on the same
scale as that allowed to junior counsel for work connected with appearances
without counsel;
(b) in allowing a fee in respect of perusal and drafting of complex technical
documents, the registrar shall be entitled to increase the fees, at his discretion,
by a percentage related to the technical complexities of any matter.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA
101. The numerical references used in patent documentation are set out in Schedule 3.
102. The international abbreviation used to designate convention countries are set out in
Schedule 4.
103. On grant of a patent, a certificate will be issued in the form set out in Schedule 5.
104. The regulations promulgated under Government Notices 2650 of 17 November 1952,
R632 of 1963, R1594 of 1964, R849 of 1964, R2122 of 1967 and R1698 of 1977 are
hereby repealed.
105. These regulations shall be called the Patent Regulations, 1978, and shall come into
operation on 1 January 1979.