application either satisfies the Registrar that the said requirement has been fulfilled, or
amends the claim in a way that fulfils the said requirement.
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34.
Provisional protection of published international application
(1) The relief referred to in section 67 may be sought in respect of acts
committed before the grant of the patent but after the date of international publication
under article 21 of the Patent Co-operation Treaty, provided that the said international
publication was effected in English.
(2) Where the international publication was effected in a language other than
English, subsection (1) shall apply provided that the person who is making the
application had transmitted an English translation of the said international publication the
infringer and only in respect of acts committed by the latter after the latter person had
received the said translation.
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PART VII
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR THE OWNER OF THE
PATENT (ss 35-38)
35. Rights and obligations
(1) The applicant or the owner of the patent shall have the following rights–
(a) to be granted the patent, where the relevant requirements under this Act are
fulfilled;
(b) after the grant of the patent, and within the limits defined in section 38, to
preclude any person from exploiting the patented invention in the manner
referred to in section 36;
(c) to conclude licence contracts, as provided for in Part X and subject to the
obligation referred to in subsection (2)(e).
(2) The applicant or the owner of the patent shall have the following obligations–
(a) to disclose the invention in a clear and complete manner and in particular to
indicate the best mode for carrying out the invention, in accordance with the
requirements, and subject to the sanctions, applicable under this Act;
(b) to give information concerning corresponding foreign applications and grants,
as prescribed in section 22, subject to the sanctions provided for in section 25;
(c) to work the patented invention in the United Republic within the time limits and
subject to the sanctions provided for in Part VIII and XI; and
(d) to pay fees to the Patent Office as prescribed in this Act and the regulations,
subject to the sanctions provided for therein;
(e) in connection with licence contracts and contracts assigning patents or patent
applications, to refrain from making abusive provisions referred to in section 49.
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36.
Rights of owner of patent
The owner of the patent shall have the right to preclude any person from
exploiting the patented invention by any of the following acts–
(a) when the patent has been granted in respect of a product–
(i)
making, importing, offering for sale, selling and using the product;
(ii)
stocking such product for the purposes of offering for sale, selling or using;
or