of the objects in question, where necessary.
Article 36
A committee shall be established by decision of the competent minister
and shall be empowered to examine appeals against decisions made by
the Patent Office in application of the provisions of this Law. The
committee shall be composed of a chairman who shall be a consultant
at the appeal courts or of a corresponding rank from the judiciary,
an assistant consultant of the State Council and three experts as
members.
Fees of not more than 500 pounds shall be fixed by the Regulations for
appeals brought before the committee.
The committee shall decide on an appeal within 60 days from the date
of its filing. The decisions of the committee shall be final.
Apart from revocation requests combined with an order to waive execution,
no complaints against decisions of the Patent Office may be brought
to court before a decision was taken on the appeal, or within 60 days
from filing the appeal if not decided.
The Regulations shall fix the rules of procedure of this Committee.
Article 37
The decision of the Committee, provided for in Article 36, may be the
subject of an appeal by the Patent Office or any interested party before
the Administrative Tribunal within 60 days from the date of notification
of the Patent Office or the interested party of the decision by
registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt. The Tribunal shall
decide on the appeal expeditiously.
Article 38
If a patent application is filed in a country or by an entity member
of the World Trade Organization or a country that applies reciprocity
to Egypt, the applicant or the successor of his rights may, during the
first year following the filing date of the application, file a similar
application with the Patent Office in Egypt for the same subject matter
and in conformity with terms and conditions provided for in this Law
and its Regulations. In this case, for the purpose of determining
precedence, the date of the first application in the foreign country
shall prevail.
Article 39
Staff of the Patent Office may not file patent applications personally
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