through special methods or chemical processes, where in the latter case, the patent shall be granted to the method of production rather than to the products themselves. Article No.3 Regarding enforcement of the provisions of this law, the Trade Marks Office established as per the provisions of article No.2, clause (a) of the Trade Marks Law No.40 of the year 1956, shall be deemed an office for patents and the industrial designs and models as per provisions of this law and the regulations that are issued in accordance with it, provided that the said office shall be named the Office for the Protection of Industrial and Commercial Property ". Article No.4 The following persons shall have the right to request the patent of the invention: 1. The Libyans. 2. Foreigners who reside in Libya or have industrial or commercial corporations in it. 3. Foreigners affiliated to a country that treats Libya reciprocally, or live in these countries or have a real physical residence there. 4. Companies, associations, corporations, groups of industrialists or producers or labors which are established in Libya or in countries of reciprocity if they enjoyed judicial personalities. 5. Public corporations. Article No.5 The right of patent shall be granted to the inventor or to whom rights are devolved upon, and if the invention was a result of a joint work among several persons, the right of the patent shall be shared by all of them evenly unless they agree otherwise, but if several persons have achieved the invention independently, the right of patent shall be granted to the person who filed the application first. Article No.6 If a person charged another with disclosing a specific invention and the latter accepted that, all entailed rights shall be granted to the first person and the owner of the work shall be entitled to all rights