Application for a patent

(1) Every application for a patent shall be filed with the Registrar in the prescribed form and shall contain– (a) a request; (b) a description; (c) one or more claims; (d) one or more drawings where required; and (e) an abstract. (2) The request shall contain– (a) a petition that a patent be granted; (b) the name of and other prescribed information relating to the applicant, the inventor, and agent, if any; and (c) the title of the invention. 17 (3) Where the applicant is not the inventor or a joint inventor, the request shall be accompanied by a written statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent. (4) The description shall disclose the invention in a manner which is sufficiently clear and complete to permit a person having ordinary skill in the art to carry out the invention, and shall, in particular, indicate at least one mode known to the applicant in which the invention can be carried out. (5) The claim or claims shall– (a) define the matter for which protection is sought; (b) be clear and concise; and (c) be supported by the description. (6) The description and the drawings may be used to interpret the claim or claims. (7) The Registrar may require an application to file drawings where these are necessary for the understanding of the (8) The purpose of the abstract is to provide technical information and shall not be taken into account for the purpose of interpreting the scope of the protection sought. (9) An applicant may, at any time before the patent is granted, withdraw his application. (10) An application for a patent shall be accompanied by the prescribed application fee.