LAWS OF MALAWI 

Patents
(Subsidiary) 	

Cap. 49:02 

Patents Tribunal Rules

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 

APPOINTMENT NOTICE

Under Section 4
The Minister has appointed –
(i)
(ii)

the Registrar General to be Registrar of Patents;
the Assistant Registrar General to be Deputy Registrar of Patents.

PATENTS TRIBUNAL RULES
ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
PRELIMINARY
RULE
1.
2.

Citation
Interpretation
PART I 

APPEALS 

3.	 Entry of appeal
4.	 Application for an extension of time in which to appeal
5.	 Notice of hearing
6.	 Evidence
7.	 Attendance of witnesses
8.	 Security on appeal
9.	 Abandonment or failure to prosecute appeal
10.	 Frivolous or vexatious appeals
PART II 

APPLICATIONS AND OPPOSITIONS 

11.	 Application for extension of patent
12.	 Application for compulsory licence in respect of patents relating to food or
certain other commodities
13.	 Dispute as to Government use
14.	 Revocation of patent
15.	 Rectification of register
16.	 Hearing of applications
17.	 Evidence by affidavit
18.	 Costs

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