Industrial Property Regulations, 2002
Property Journal.
(8) If an application or patent has lapsed and the
time for making a request under section 61(5) of
the Act to restore the application or patent has
expired without a request being made or a request
was made but was denied, the Managing Director
shall, within forty-five days after the time expired
or the request was denied, notify the applicant or
owner of the lapse and draw their attention to the
provisions of section 61(3) of the Act.
(9) There is no fee for the first year following the
date of filing of the application.
(10) For an international application, the only
annual fees that are payable are those due after the
application enters the national phase.
PART VIII - CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP
Change of
ownership of
application or
patent.
39. (1) This Regulation applies with respect to section 62
of the Act.
(2) An application to have a change of ownership
recorded in the patent register shall be in Form IP
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(3) An application to have a change of ownership
recorded may be made by the former owner or the
new owner.
(4) A copy of the following shall accompany the
application —
(a)
the instrument effecting the change in
ownership; or
(b)
a certificate issued by a competent
authority of the change in ownership.
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