(4) Where an application is divided under section 23(2) of the
Act—
(a) the filing date for each divisional application shall be the filing
date of the initial application;
(b) any declaration of priority in the initial application shall be
deemed to be included in each divisional application; and
(c) the applicant shall pay the application fee and any other fees
payable in respect of the additional applications resulting from
the division.
16. Declaration claiming priority.
(1) The declaration claiming priority under section 24 of the Act
shall include, in respect of each earlier application—
(a) the date and number of the earlier application;
(b) the symbol of the international patent classification that was
assigned to the earlier application or, if no such symbol has
been assigned, a statement of that fact;
(c) if the earlier application was a national application, the name
of the state in which it was filed; and
(d) if the earlier application was a regional or international
application, the name of the office in which it was filed and
the name of the state for which it was filed.
(2) Where the number of the earlier application, as required under
subregulation (1)(a), is not known at the time of making the declaration,
the declaration shall include a statement of that fact and the declaration
shall be amended to include the number within ninety days after the
application containing the declaration is made.
(3) A certified copy of the earlier application required by the
registrar under section 24(4) of the Act shall be furnished within ninety
days after the requirement was made.
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