Negarit Gazeta - No. 25 - lOth May 1995 -" Page 226 33. Exploitation Fee 1. Any person who is granted a compulsory license shall pay the patentee a reasonable exploitation fee, the amount of which shall .he fixed by both parties. 2. Where the parties disagree on the amount of fee,it shall be fixed by the Commission. Section 8 Terrni~Lation. Surrender and Invalidation of a Patent 34. Termination of a Patent A patent shall terminate if: 1. the patentee surrenders it by a written declaration to the Commission, or 2. the annual fee is not paid in due time. 35. Surrender of a Patent Surrender of a patent: 1. may be limited to one or more claims of the patent, 2. shall he immediately registered and published by the Commission, and 3. which has heen subjected to a license shall only take effect upon the submission of a declaration by which the registered licensee consents to the surrender. 36. Invalidation of a Patent 1. A patent shall be invalidated in whole or in part by the court upon request by an interested party if it is proved that: a) the subject matter of the patent is not patentable aecording to Articles 3 and 4 of this proclama­ tion; IJ) the description does not disclose the invention in a manner sufficently clear & complete for it to he carried out by a person skilled in the art. 2. Any invalidated patent in whole or in part shall be deemed void from the date of grant of the patent. 37. References The provisions of Articles 34 - 36 shall apply mutandis to the termination, surrender and mutatis invalidation of patents of introduction. CHAPTER THREE UTILITY MODELS CERTIFICATES 38. Protection IIf .Minor Inventions 1. A minor invention that possesses novelty & industrial applicahility shall give rise to a right to protection in favour of the author there of.