(3) If the applicant fails to supply the certified copy as
required by this rule, the Registrar shall disregard any claim
for foreign priority.
9. (1) In the case of an application for the grant of a
patent in respect of more than one invention, the Registrar
shall invite the applicant to restrict the application so that it
relates to one invention only and notify the applicant that he
may \vithin three months file in respect of the other inventions dealt with in the original application subsidiary applications.
(2) If the applicant does not comply with the invitation
mentioned in paragraph (1) of this rule, the Registrar shall
reject the application.
ADDRESS- FOR ApPLICATIO;-\S
10. All, applications for the grant of patents shall be
made, addressed and sent to the Registrar of Patents and
Designs, Federal Ministry of Trade, Commercial Law Division, Federal Capital Terri tory, Abu j a.
THE ApPLICATION
11. An application for the grant of a patent shall be made
to the Registrar and shall consist of((7) a petition or request for a patent with the applicant's
full name and address;
(b) a specification, including a claim or claims in
duplicate;
(c) plans and drawings, if any, in duplicate;
(d) a declaration as required by section 3 of the Act;
(e) a signed power of attorney or authorisation of agent if
the application is made by an agent;
(j) an address for service in Nigeria if the applicant's
address is outside Nigeria;
(g) the prescribed fee; and
(h) such other matter as may be prescribed from time to
time by the Registrar.
THE SPECIFICATION
12. (1) The specification shall describe the relevant
invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for the
invention to be put into effect by a person skilled in the art
or field of knowledge to which the invention relates.
(2) The claim or claims shall define the protection sough t
and shall not go beyond the limits of the said description.