(a) the grounds and the evidence upon
which the request is based; and
(b) the plan according to which the
person requesting the nonvoluntary
licence intends to work the patented
invention, including evidence that he
or she has ability to do so in The
Gambia.
(2) The Registrar General shall, on receipt of
the request
(a) immediately notify the owner of the
patent and any existing licensees;
and
(b) solicit the views of the owner of the
patent and any existing licensees
which shall reach the Registrar
General within thirty days of the date
of the notification.
(3) The Registrar General shall, within three
months from the expiry of the thirty days
referred to in subregulation (2)(b) hold a
hearing, of which he or she shall give not less
than twenty one days’ notice to the person
requesting the nonvoluntary licence, the
owner of the patent and any existing licensees.
(4) The parties mentioned in subregulation
(3) and any other interested party may be
heard or allowed to present written
representations at the hearing and they shall
comply with the directives issued by the
Registrar General regarding the conduct of the
hearing.
(5) The Registrar General may, before
granting a nonvoluntary licence, consult such
person or authority as he or she thinks fit.
(6) Where the Registrar General grants a non
voluntary licence, he or she shall state the
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