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(4) Similarly, it shall apply, in the case of the accession of new countries, to
patents in existence on either side at the time of accession.
(5) Patents obtained with the benefit of priority shall, in the various countries
of the Union, have a duration equal to that which they would have, had they been
applied for or granted without the benefit of priority.
ARTICLE 4quarter
[Patents: Mention of the Inventor in the Patent]
The inventor shall have the right to be mentioned as such in the patent.
ARTICLE 4quarter
[Patents: Patentability in case of Restrictions of Sale by Law]
The grant of a patent shall not be refused and a patent shall not be invalidated on
the ground that the sale of the patented product or of a product obtained by means
of a patented process is subject to restrictions or limitations resulting from the
domestic law.
Passed in Parliament this 4th day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand and twelve.
IBRAHIM S. SESAY,
Clerk of Parliament.
THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill
which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy
of the said Bill.
IBRAHIM S. SESAY,
Clerk of Parliament.
P RINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE.
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GAZETTE NO.5 3 OF 11TH OCTOBER, 2012.
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