INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY- NOVEMBER I983

(a) Applications shall be presented on sheets of paper
of A4 size (29.7 cm X 21 cm).
(b) The margins shall be as follows:
(i) top of first sheet: 8 cm;
(ii) top of other sheets: 2 cm;
(iii) where the margin is on left side of the sheet:
2.5 cm;
(iv) bottom: 2 cm;
(v) where the margin is on the right side of the sheet:
2 cm.
(c) Units of weights and measures shall be expressed
in terms of the metric system.
(d) Temperatures shall be expressed in degrees cen­
tigrade.
(e) Density shall be expressed in metric units.
(j) Indications of heat, light, energy, sound and mag­
netism, as well as mathematical formulae, electrical
units and chemical formulae, shall be expressed in con­
formity with the rules of international practice.
(g) All applications shall be so presented as to admit
direct reproduction by electrostatic processes, photo
offset, microfilming and photography.
(h) Only one side of each sheet of paper shall be used.
All sheets shall be free from creases or cracks, deletions,
erasures, interlineations and alterations. They shall not
be folded.
(z) All sheets of paper used shall be numbered in
consecutive order. The numbers shall be placed at the
top of the sheet in the middle.
(2) As far as the drawing, if any, of an invention is
concerned, the following requirements shall be ob­
served:
(a) Deep black ink shall be used to execute draw­
ings.
(b) Lines shall be clear and sufficiently separated
from one another.
(c) Shading lines shall be reduced.
(d) Indications of scale shall be sufficiently clear and
shall be limited to those parts where necessary for
proper understanding. Where the scale is given, it shall
be represented graphically rather than in writing.
(e) The letters and numbers used shall be given uni­
formly in the different parts of the drawing. They shall
be related to the parts to which they refer by neat, small
lines.
(j) The letters and numbers referring to any part of
the drawing, as well as the lines separating them from
the drawing, shall be written in ink.
(g) The sheet of the drawing shall be free from any­
thing that could hinder its photographic reproduc­
tion.

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(h) The drawing shall be prepared on an A4-size sheet
(29.7 cm X 21 cm) with a right and left margin of 2 cm.
More than one sheet may be used, provided that each
sheet is numbered in consecutive order.
(!) Where one sheet of paper comprises more than
one figure, a sufficient space shall be left between each
figure.
(Indications Concerning Drawings)
5.-(1) Any sheet of paper bearing a drawing shall
contain the following indications:
(a) The applicant's name written on the top of the
sheet on the left side.
(b) The number of sheets on which the drawing was
prepared, as well as the consecutive number of each
sheet written on the top on the right side.
(c) The word "original" on the top of the sheet on the
right side written beneath the indication mentioned in
paragraph (b).
(d) The date of presentation of the sheet bearing the
drawing written on the top of the sheet of the left side
beneath the indication mentioned in paragraph (a).
(e) The signature of the applicant or his agent written
on the bottom of the sheet on the right side.
(2) A sheet of paper bearing a drawing shall not con­
tain any indication concerning the description or the
title of the invention.
(3) A certified copy of the sheet bearing the drawing
shall be submitted, provided that it contains the indi­
cations mentioned in paragraph (1), as well as the indi­
cation "certified copy."
(Grant and Renewal of a Patent)
6.-(1) The Registrar shall issue to the inventor a
patent document on Form No. 7, which is annexed to
these Regulations.
(2) Subject to Section 25(1) of the Act, an application
for the renewal of the patent shall be made to the Reg­
istrar on Form No. 6, which is annexed to these Regu­
lations, and shall be accompanied by the prescribed
fee.
(Publication Fee in the Official Gazette)
7. Then informed of the grant of a patent, the inven­
tor shall pay to the Registrar the prescribed fee for pub­
lication in the Official Gazette.
(Assignment and Transfer by Succession of Patents)
8. Application for the assignment or transfer by suc­
cession of a patent shall be made to the Registrar on

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