The Patent Office as a designated office or elected office shall not commence the
processing of an international application designating Ghana before the expiration of the
time limit referred to in section 25 except if the applicant complies with the requirements
of that section and files with the Patent Office an express request for early
commencement of the processing.
Section 25—Entering National Phase.
The applicant in respect of an international application designating Ghana shall, before
the expiration of the time limit applicable under Article 22 or 39 of the Treaty or of a
later time limit as may be prescribed in the Regulations
(a) pay the prescribed fee to the Patent Office, and
(b) where the international application was not filed or published in the prescribed
language, the applicant shall submit an appropriate translation of the international
application containing the prescribed contents.
Section 26—Failure to Enter National Phase.
Where the applicant does not comply with the requirements of section 25 within the time
limit referred to in that section, the international application shall be considered
withdrawn for the purposes of this Act.
Section 27—Harare Protocol.
An international application may designate Ghana for a patent under the Harare Protocol.
Section 28—Processing International Applications in Accordance with the Treaty.
(1) The Patent Office shall process an international application in accordance with
(a) the Treaty and regulations made under the Treaty; and
(b) the administrative instructions made under the regulations referred to in paragraph (a).
(2) Where the provisions of the Treaty, the regulations made under the Treaty and the
administrative instructions made under the regulations conflict with this Act, the Treaty,
or the regulations or the administrative instructions shall apply.
PART IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 29—Changes in Ownership; Licence Contracts.
(1) A change in the ownership of a patent, or the registration of a utility model certificate,
or an application for a patent or a utility model certificate, shall be in writing.