(4) If the Registrar finds that the requirements under this section and the regulations
pertaining thereto have not been fulfilled, the said declaration shall be considered not to have
been made.
Information concerning corresponding foreign applications for
patents or other titles of protection
10.—(1) The applicant shall, at the request of the Registrar, furnish him with the date
and number of any application for a patent or other title of protection filed by him abroad
herein referred to as “foreign applications,” relating to the same or essentially the same
invention as that claimed in the application filed with the Registrar.
(2) The applicant shall, at the request of the Registrar, furnish him with the following
documents relating to one of the foreign applications referred to in subsection (1):
(a) a copy of the patent or other title of protection granted on the basis of the foreign
application;
(b) a copy of any communication received by the applicant concerning the results of
any search or examination carried out in respect of the foreign application;
(c) a copy of any final decision rejecting the foreign application or refusing the grant
requested in the foreign application; and
(d) a copy of any final decision invalidating the patent or other title of protection
granted on the basis of the foreign application referred to in subsection (1).
Filing date; examination
11.—(1) The Registrar shall accord as the filing date, the date of receipt of the
application, provided that, at the time of receipt, the application fee is paid and the application
contains,
(a) the name of the applicant;
(b) a part which on the face of it appears to be a description;
(c) a part which on the face of it appears to be a claim or claims.
(2) If the Registrar finds that the application did not, at the time of receipt, fulfill the
requirements referred to in subsection (1), he shall invite the applicant to file the required
correction and shall accord as the filing date the date of receipt of the required correction, but
if no correction is made, the application shall be treated as if it had not been filed.
(3) Where the application refers to drawings which in fact are not included in the
application, the Registrar shall invite the applicant to furnish the missing drawings.
(4) If the applicant complies with the invitation referred to in subsection (3), the
Registrar shall accord as the filing date the date of receipt of the missing drawings. Otherwise
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