application has been filed for the same invention or a patent was already
issued in or outside Egypt for the invention or part thereof;
(ii) if, before the filing date of the patent application, the invention
was used publicly in or outside Egypt, or the description of which was
disclosed in a manner so as a person having expertise in the art is
able to exploit it.
According to the provisions of the preceding Article, disclosure shall
not include displaying the invention in national or international
exhibitions within the six months before the date on which the
application was filed.
The Regulations shall specify the conditions and the procedures for
the disclosure of a patent.
Article 4
Without prejudice to the international conventions in force in Egypt,
any natural person or legal entity, Egyptian or foreign, belonging to,
domiciled or active in a country or an entity that is a member of the
World Trade Organization or that applies reciprocity to Egypt, shall
have the right to apply for a patent at the Egyptian Patent Office,
and enjoy whatever rights derived therefrom, in conformity with the
provisions of this Law.
Nationals of all member countries of the World Trade Organization shall
benefit from any advantage, preference, privilege or immunity granted
by any other law to nationals of any state in connection with the rights
provided for in this Chapter, unless such advantage, preference or
immunity derives from:
(One) agreements on judicial assistance or agreement on law enforcement
of general nature;
(Two) agreements in connection with the protection of intellectual
property rights which came into force prior to the 1st of January 1995.
Article 5
The Patent Office shall establish a special register to record patent
applications, utility models and all related data, exploitation and
application thereof, in conformity with the provisions of this Law,
as set out in its Regulations.
Article 6
The right to the patent shall belong to the inventor or his successor
in title.
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