inventor shall have a similar right if the invention is of very exceptional importance.
(5) The advantages conferred on the inventor by the provision of subsection (3),
cannot be diminished by contract.
17. Naming of inventor
(1) The inventor shall be named as such in the patent unless in a special written
declaration addressed to the Registrar he indicates that he wishes not be named.
(2) No promise or undertaking by an inventor made to any person to the effect
that he will make such a declaration shall have legal effect.
PART V
GRANT OF PATENTS (ss 18-30)
18. Application for grant of patent
(1) Every application for the grant of a
patent shall be made to the Registrar and shall contain–
(a) a request;
(b) a description;
(c) one or more claims;
(d) one or more drawings (where necessary); and
(e) an abstract.
(2) Where the person applying does not ordinarily reside in the United Republic
or the principal place of his business is outside the United Republic he shall be
represented by an agent.
(3) The request referred to under subsection (1) shall state the name of and other
prescribed data concerning the applicant, the inventor and the agent if any, and the title
of the invention.
(4) Where the person making an application is not the inventor, the request shall
be accompanied by a sworn declaration to the effect that the person making the
application has a right to the patent.
(5) The appointment of an agent shall be indicated by designation of the agent in
the request or by the furnishing of a power of attorney signed by the person making the
application.
(6) The description shall disclose the invention in a manner which is sufficiently
clear and complete for the invention to be evaluated and to be carried out, by a person
skilled in the art, and shall, in particular, indicate the best mode known to the person
making the application for carrying out the invention, and shall include any drawing
which is essential for the understanding of the invention.
(7) The claim shall define the matter for which protection is sought; shall be clear
and concise and shall be fully supported by the description.
(8) The abstract shall serve as a technical information; but shall not be taken into
account for the purpose of interpreting the scope of the protection sought.
(9) The details of the requirements with which the application must comply shall
be prescribed by regulations make under this Act.
19. Unity of invention
(1) The application for the grant of a patent shall relate to
one invention only or to a group of inventions so linked as to form a single general
inventive concept.
(2) Regulations shall contain rules concerning compliance with requirements of
unity under subsection (1).
20. Amendment and division of application
(1) The person making an application, provided that the amendment shall not go
beyond disclosure in the initial application.