(a) in triplicate;
(b) in English; and
(c) accompanied by the prescribed fees for transmitting the
application.
30. Entry of international application to national phase.
(1) An international application in which Uganda is designated
shall, on request, be treated as an application under the Act if the
conditions set out in Article 22 or 39 of the Patent Co-operation Treaty
and the applicable rules under that Treaty are satisfied.
(2) A request under subregulation (1) shall be in Form 13.
31. Conversion of refused international application.
(1) An international application in which Uganda is designated
shall, on request, be treated as an application under the Act if a refusal,
declaration or finding described in Article 25 of the Patent Co-operation
Treaty was made and the refusal, declaration or finding was the result of
an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the
International Bureau.
(2) A request under subregulation (1) shall be in Form 14 and shall
be accompanied by a statement of the facts upon which the applicant
relies.
(3) The date of filing, for the purposes of the treatment of an
international application as a national application, shall be the date of
filing of the international application under the Patent Co- operation
Treaty.
32. Conversion of refused regional application.
(1) A regional application in which Uganda is designated and that
has been refused by the Secretariat of ARIPO shall, on request, be
treated as an application under the Act if the Secretariat of ARIPO
transmits to the registrar—
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