APPLICANTS, ETC.
31. (1) A claim under subsection (1) of section twenty-three that an
application for a patent shall proceed in the name of the claimant or in
the names of the claimant and the applicant or the other joint applicant
or applicants shall be made in Form No. 13 and shall be accompanied by
a copy of any assignment or agreement upon which the claim is based,
which copy shall be certified by the claimant, the applicant or the agent
of either of them, as the case may be.
Procedure
under
subsection (1)
of section 23
(2) If so required by the Registrar, the original assignment or agreement
shall also be produced for his inspection and he may also call for such
other proof of title or written consent as he may require.
32. (1) An application under subsection (5) of section twenty-three by
any party to a joint application for the directions of the Registrar as to
the name of the party, or the manner in which an application for a patent
shall be proceeded with, shall be made in Form No. 14 and shall be
accompanied by a statement setting out fully the facts upon which the
applicant relies and the directions which he seeks.
(2) A copy of the application and statement shall be sent by the
Registrar to each other joint applicant (the applicant shall supply a
sufficient number of copies for that purpose) and thereafter the Registrar
shall appoint a time for the hearing of the case and shall give the parties
at least fourteen days' notice of the appointment.
(3) After hearing the party or parties desiring to be heard or, if none of
the parties desires to be heard, then without a hearing, the Registrar shall
in accordance with the provisions of subsection (5) of section
twenty-three give directions as he thinks fit for enabling the application
to proceed in the name of one or more of the parties or for regulating the
manner in which it shall be proceeded with or for both those purposes,
according as the case may require.
PART VII
Procedure
under
subsection (5)
of section 23