21. A notice under the proviso to subsection (1) of section twenty-one Extension of
requesting postponement of the acceptance of a complete specification time under
to a date, not being later than eighteen months from the date of lodging section 21
of the application, shall be given in Form No. 10.
22. (1) When notice of acceptance of a complete specification has been Publication of
given by the Registrar in terms of subsection (2) of section twenty-one, acceptance
the applicant shall advertise the acceptance in the Patent Journal within
one month of the date of such acceptance or within such further time as
the Registrar may allow.
(2) At any time prior to the publication of the acceptance of a complete
specification the Registrar may, if he thinks fit, on application made in
Form No. 11, cancel such acceptance.
(As amended by F.G.N. No. 55 of 1960)
23. The fee for inspecting an application, specification and drawings
shall be as set out in item 49 of the First Schedule.
Inspection of
application,
specification
and drawings
PART V
OPPOSITION TO GRANT OF
PATENT
24. A notice of opposition to the grant of a patent shall be given in
Form No. 12.
25. The period within which a counter-statement may be lodged by
the applicant shall be two months from the date of receipt by him of
the notice of opposition. If such counter-statement is not lodged
within the said period or within such further period as the Registrar
may allow, the application shall be deemed to be abandoned.
Notice of
opposition
Counter-statement