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subject matter would extend beyond the contents of the description in the original
application.
All rejections of patent applications must be substantiated and notified to the
applicant or his agent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A
reference to said rejection shall be entered in the National Register of Patents
referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 58 below.
If the Djibouti Office of Industrial and Commercial Property plans to reject or refuse
an application because it does not satisfy a condition applicable under the terms of
Article 41, it shall give the applicant the opportunity to make observations on the
intended rejection or refusal, and to make amendments and corrections to the
application within three months, which may be extended subject to a reasoned
request on the part of the applicant.
The applicant shall have the right to take the initiative to amend and correct the
description, claims, abstract and any drawings at any time, without any such
amendments or corrections resulting in an extension to the contents of disclosure of
the initial application.
Article 42
All disputes relating to compensation shall be referred to the Civil and Commercial
Chamber of the Court of First Instance.
Article 43
Where the patent application has not been rejected under the provisions of Article 41
above, and upon the expiry of a time period of 15 days starting from the date of filing
or, where applicable, the date on which the patent application file is corrected, a
report recording the filing of said application and mentioning the date of said filing
and the attached documents shall be drawn up by the Djibouti Office of Industrial and
Commercial Property.
This report shall be conveyed or notified to the applicant or his agent.
Article 44
The public shall be informed of the publication of the application through the
announcement of the following information in the Official Gazette referred to in Article
88 below:
(i) application filing number and date;
(ii) title of the invention;
(iii) names of applicant(s) and inventor(s);
(iv) date(s) of priority;
(v) international patent classification symbols in relation to the invention;
(vi) a drawing, where relevant, that illustrates the main element or elements of the
invention;