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in the making of the claimed invention without the prior informed consent of its
individual or joint creators.
Article 22: The Industrial Property Director may, at any time prior to the grant of the patent,
request that the description contained in foreign patent applications be adapted to
fit the ordinary skills of Burundian citizens in order to ensure the dissemination
of the technology.
Article 23: In the case of a patent application relating to microorganisms, the Industrial
Property Director shall recognize the deposit and the date of deposit indicated by
the international deposit authority as well as the sample of the microorganism
deposited provided the applicant gives him a copy of the deposit receipt issued
by the international deposit authority.
Article 24: Claims shall define the scope of the protection sought. The description and
drawings may be used to interpret the claims.
Claims must be clear, concise and entirely based on the description.
Drawings must be provided when they are necessary for understanding the
invention.
Article 25: The abstract must be concise and precise. It shall be solely for purposes of
technical information and shall not be taken into consideration in assessing the
scope of protection.
Unless it is necessary, the abstract must not be longer than 300 words.
Article 26: The applicant may withdraw the application at any time before the decision to
grant the patent.
Article 27: A subsequent application may be filed in Burundi for the same invention if the
application has been withdrawn without having been made available to the
public for inspection. Such withdrawal shall only be possible if no right of
priority has been claimed under this application and if no right related to the
application is pending in Burundi.
The subsequent application shall be considered the first in Burundi as far as the
invention is concerned.
After the subsequent application has been filed on the basis of the withdrawn
application, no right of priority may be claimed.