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(c) disclose the invention, as claimed, in such terms that the technical problem (even
if not expressly stated as such) and its solution can be understood, and state the
advantageous effects, if any, of the invention with reference to the background art;
(d) set forth at least one embodiment of the invention for which protection is claimed;
this shall be done in terms of examples, where appropriate, and with reference to the
drawings, if any.
(e) briefly describe the figures in the drawings, if any;
(f) indicate explicitly, when it is not obvious from the description or nature of the
invention, the way in which the invention is industrially applicable;
If an invention involves the use of or concerns biological material which is not
available to the public and which cannot be described in the patent application in
such a manner as to enable the invention to be carried out by a person skilled in the
art, the invention shall only be regarded as being sufficiently disclosed if:
((a) a sample of the biological material has been deposited with a recognized
depositary institution not later than the date of filing of the application;
((b) the application as filed gives such relevant information as is available to the
applicant on the characteristics of the biological material;
((c) the name and address of the depositary institution, the filing date and the
accession number of the deposited biological material are stated in the application,
and
((d) the applicant provides the deposit certificate for the biological material.
Where the biological material has been deposited by a person other than the
applicant, the name and address of the depositor shall be stated in the application
and a document is submitted satisfying the Djibouti Office that the depositor has
authorized the applicant to refer to the deposited biological material in the application
and has given his unreserved and irrevocable consent to the deposited material
being made available to the public.
Other formalities for the description and formalities relating to the time limits for
submitting and communicating information and others relating to biological materials
used for the invention, as well as issues relating to the filing provided for in this
Article and access to samples, shall be fixed by regulation.
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The scope of the protection granted by the patent shall be determined by the wording
of the claims. The description and the drawings may be of use for the interpretation
of the claims. Claims shall be clear and concise. They shall be fully supported by the
description.