Industrial Property Regulations, 2002
Filing requirements
for international or
regional
application.
31. (1) This Regulation applies with respect to the
following applications —
(a)
an international application filed with the
Institute as the receiving office under the
Patent Co-operation Treaty; or
(b)
a regional application filed with the
Institute under section 2 of the ARIPO
Protocol.
(2) An application described in paragraph (1) —
(a)
shall be in triplicate;
(b)
shall be in English; and
(c)
shall be accompanied by the transmittal
fee.
Entry of
international
application to
national phase.
32. (1) An international application in which Kenya is
designated shall, on request, be treated as an application
under the Act if the conditions set out in Article 22 or 39
of the Patent Co-operation Treaty and the applicable rules
under that Treaty are satisfied.
(2) A request under paragraph (1) shall be in
Form IP 13.
Conversion of
refused
international
application.
33. (1) An international application in which Kenya is
designated shall, on request, be treated as an application
under the Act if a refusal, declaration or finding
described in Article 25 of the Patent Co-operation Treaty
was made and the refusal, declaration or finding was the
result of an error or omission on the part of the receiving
Office or the International Bureau.
(2) A request under paragraph (1) shall be in
Form IP 14 and shall be accompanied by a
statement of the facts upon which the applicant
relies.
(3) The date of filing, for the purposes of the
treatment of an international application as a
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