Examination of the
substance of the
application for a
patent
Publication of the
grant of a patent
with.
(6) Where the Registrar General refuses to
accord a filing date to an application, he or she
shall notify the applicant in writing and specify
the reasons for his or her decision.
20. (1) Where the Registrar General has
given a filing date to an application, he or she
shall examine the application pursuant to
section 10 (3) and (4) of the Act.
(2) Where the Registrar General is satisfied
that the conditions set out in section 10 (3) and
(4) of the Act have been complied with, he or
she shall grant the patent, and the applicant
shall be so notified in writing.
(3) Where the Registrar General rejects an
application under section 10 (3) or (4) of the
Act, he or she shall notify the applicant in
writing, and specify the reasons for his or her
decision.
(4) A refusal of an application for a patent shall
not affect its filing date, which shall remain
valid.
21. (1) Where the Registrar General has
granted a patent, it shall retain the number
allocated to it under regulation 18, which shall
be used as the publication number of the
patent.
(2) The particulars of a patent shall be
recorded in form P5 and, in addition to the
information indicated in sub regulation (4),
shall contain the date of publication of the
patent, the documents or references cited of
the prior art, the description, the claims and the
drawings, if any.
(3) The patent shall be deemed to be granted
on the date the Registrar General publishes a
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