fee shall also be paid as of the second year until the expiration of
the patent protection period.
The amount of such fees, to be determined in the Regulations, shall
not exceed 2,000 pounds for the initial application or 1,000 pounds
for the annual fee.
Cases for the reduction or waiver of these fees shall also be prescribed
in the Regulations.
The patent applicant shall pay the fees of experts called upon by the
Patent Office as well as examination costs.
Article 12
The patent application shall be filed by the inventor or his successor
in title with the Patent Office, in accordance with the terms and
conditions prescribed by the Regulations. An application may not
contain more than one invention. A group of inventions so linked as
to form an integrated inventive concept shall be considered as one
invention.
Article 13
The patent application shall be accompanied by a detailed description
of the invention, including a full statement of the subject matter and
of the best way to enable an person of expertise to execute it, and
of each product or method for which protection is sought.
The description shall also include in a clear manner the new elements
for which the applicant seeks protection accompanied, where necessary,
by an illustrative drawing of the invention.
Where the invention involves biological, plant or animal product, or
traditional medicinal, agricultural, industrial or handicraft
knowledge, cultural or environmental heritage, the inventor should
have acquired the sources in a legitimate manner.
Where the invention involves microorganisms, the applicant shall
disclose the identity of such organisms and deposit a live culture
thereof with the authority designated in the Regulations.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 38 of this Law, the
applicant shall, in all cases, provide full data and information on
any applications relating to the same invention or its subject matter,
that he previously filed abroad, as well as the outcome of such
applications.
The Regulations shall determine the required annexes to be attached
to the patent application, the time limits for their submission and
as well as the conditions justifying its refusal.
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