Duration of Patent
and annual Fees
NonVoluntary
Licences
written notice to make such written
representations as they think fit.
(2) The Minister may grant a hearing to the
owner of the patent or any interested person,
where he or she is of the view that such a
course of action will facilitate his or her
decision.
(3) Where the Minister decides that the
invention shall be exploited by a Government
agency or a third person, he or she shall state
the terms and conditions of exploitation and
transmit his or her decision to the Registrar
General.
(4) The Registrar General shall record, publish
and notify the owner of the patent and any
interested person of the decision of the
Minister in writing.
(5) Where the owner has appealed to the
Court under section 12(7) of the Act, the
decision of the Court shall be recorded and
published by the Registrar General.
23. (1) A request under section 13(2) of the
Act shall be made in form P7 and shall be
accompanied by a statement of evidence that
the patented invention is being worked in The
Gambia or that there are circumstances (other
than importation) which justify the failure to
work it.
(2) The remittance of each annual fee under
section 13(3) of the Act shall be accompanied
by a statement in form P8.
(3) Upon the lapse of a patent under section
13(3) (c) of the Act, the Registrar General shall
record and publish the fact of its lapse.
24. (1) A request for a nonvoluntary licence
made under section 14(1) of the Act shall be
made in form P9, and in addition to the details
therein prescribed shall specify
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