iv.
figures, letters, numerals and any other indications must be set out so that they may
be read in the direction in which the page is set out;
v. they must not contain legends, explanatory mentions, or reference signs which are not
essential for the understanding of the invention;
vi. they must have a drawing of the scale, if one is referred to;
(e) The invention summary shall serve exclusively for the purposes of technical information and
shall not be taken into consideration for any other purpose, in particular for the determination
of the scope of the protection requested, and must meet the following requirements:
(i) it must consist of a brief account of the contents of the description,
claims and drawings, but should preferably be no longer than 150
words;
(ii) it should refer to the title or name of the invention;
(iii) it should indicate the field of the art to which the invention belongs,
together with its main use, and should be drafted in such a way as
to allow for clear understanding of the technical issue it is
designed to solve;
(iv) it should, where appropriate, contain a reproduction of the chemical
formula or figures or, exceptionally, the formulae or figures
which have been put forward for publication alongside the
summary. The National Industrial Property Service may also
decide to publish other chemical formulae or figures, should it
feel that they better characterize the invention. The main
characteristics referred to in the text of the summary and
illustrated in the figure(s) must in principle, be followed by
reference signs in��brackets in order to improve understanding;
(v) it must be accompanied by image setter film or another carrier if
required by the National Industrial Property Service, bearing the
formulae or figures referred to in the preceding indent, which
must be no larger than 8 cm high by 8 cm wide and no smaller
than 3 cm high by 3 cm wide;
(vi) it must constitute an effective selection tool in the technical field in
question and must be drafted with this purpose in mind.
(f) in exceptional circumstances, the text of the application, claims, description and summary
may be handwritten, on the condition that the text is sufficiently legible to ensure that it can
be read with ease.;
(g) All documentation must be written in Portuguese and submitted in duplicate, except for the
summary which shall be submitted in triplicate.
Article 2
1. The same application may not contain more than one patent request, and the patent must
contain only one single general inventive concept.
2. If there is a violation of the provisions of paragraph 1, the applicant shall be notified under
Article 30 of the Industrial Property Law to submit one or several new patent applications, as
the case may be, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Article through the
division of the subject matter claimed.
3. For each new divisional application the applicant shall pay the fees provided for in this
Implementing Regulation.
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