Negarit Gazeta -

No. 25 -

10th May 1995- Page 220

b)	 the description shall disclose the invention in a
manner sufficiently clear and complete for the

invention to be carried out by a person

having

'ordinary skill in tthe art, and shall, in particular,
indicate at least one mode known to the applicant
for carrying out the invention. The

description

may be used to interpret the claims;
,c)	

the claim or claims
concisely the

shall

matter for

define
which

clearly and
protection is

sought. The claim or claims shall be fully sup­
ported by the description;

d)	

the abstract shall merely
technical information;

serve the

purpose of

however, it shall not be

taken into account for the purpose of interpret­
ing the scope of protection.

5.	

Drawings shall be required when they are
necessary for the

understanding

deemed

of the

invention

aJid-m~'\y"be 'US(£4:o interpretthe-claims-:­

6.	

An applicant may withdraw his or its application at
any time before a patent is granted.

7.	

An applicant who is not

domiciled or

who has not

established business in Ethiopia shall appoint an agent
who is domiciled in Ethiopia.
8.	

Application shall be accompanied by power of attor­
-ney when it is, made by an agent.

10.	 Information Concerning Corresponding
Foreign Application for Patents
1.	

The applicant shall, at the request of the Commission,
furnish it with the date and number of any applica­
tion for a patent filed by him abroad relating to the
same or essentially the same invention as that claimed
with the Commission.

2.	

The applicant shall, at the request of the Commission,
furnish it with the following documents

relating to

the foreign applications referred to in sub-article (1)
of this article:

a)	 a copy of any

communication

recei ved by the

applicant concerning the results of any search or
examination carried out in respect of the foreign
application;
b)

a copy of the

patent

granted on the

basis of

foreign patent applicanion;
c)

a copy of any final decision rejecting the foreign
application or refusing the grant of the

patent

requested in the foreign application.
S.	

The applicant shall, at the request of the Commission,
furnish it with a copy of any final decision invalidat­
ing the patent granted on the
application
article.

referred to in

basis of the

sub-article

foreign

( 2) of

this

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