(5) The abstract shall not include a drawing, but if the application
includes drawings—
(a) the applicant shall indicate which drawing the applicant
suggests should accompany the publication of the abstract;
and
(b) a feature referred to in the abstract shall, if the feature is
illustrated in a drawing, be followed, in the abstract, by the
reference sign used in the drawing.
(6) Unless it is impractical, the abstract shall not contain more than
one hundred and fifty words.
10. General requirements for applications for a patent.
(1) All parts of the application must be prepared so that they are
legible when they are photocopied or otherwise reproduced.
(2) Notwithstanding subregulation (1), graphic symbols and
characters, and chemical and mathematical formulae may be handwritten but must be dark and indelible.
(3) All terms, signs and symbols used in the application shall be
used consistently throughout the application and shall be the terms, signs
and symbols generally accepted in the relevant field.
(4) Where anything is expressed in units other than metric units the
equivalent in metric units shall also be given.
(5) Every application shall be accompanied by a statement
disclosing any foreign applications and their status, if any, relating to the
same invention by the applicant.
11. Notice of information prejudicial to security of Uganda.
The notice under section 14(1) of the Act by the registrar to the
concerned Minister relating to information which is prejudicial to the
security of Uganda or safety of the public contained in an application
shall be in Form 3.
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