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(5) Inventions the commercial exploitation of which would be contrary
public order or moralitv shall not be patentable
I O( I) The right to a patent shall belong to the inventor
(2) If two or more persons have jom: 'y made an invention, the right to
the patent shall belong to them jointly
(3) If and to the extent to which two or more persons have made the
same invention independently of each other, the person whose application has
the earliest filing date or, if priority is claimed, the earliest validly claimed
priority date shall have the right to the patent, as long as the said application
IS not withdrawn, abandoned or rejected
(4) The right to a patent may be ass.gned, or may be transferred by
succession
(5) Where an invention is made in execution of an employment contract,
the right to the patent shall belong, In the absence of contractual provisions
to the contrary, to the employer
(6) The inventor shall be named as such in the patent, unless in a special
written declaration signed by him and addressed to the Registrar he indicates
that he wishes not to be named Any promise or undertaking by the inventor
made to any person to the effect that he w:11 make such a declaration shall be
without legal effect
Applicauon
I I.( 1) The application for a patent shall be filed with the Director general and
shall contain a request, a description, one or more claims, one or more
drawings (where required), and an abstract It shall be subject to the payment
of the prescribed application fee
(2)(a) The request shall contain a petition to the effect that a patent be
granted, the name of and other prescribed data concerning the applicant, the
inventor and the agent, ifany, and the title ,fthe invention
(b) Where the applicant is not the inventor, the request shall be
accompanied by a statement justifying the applicant's right to the patent.
(3) The description shall disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently
clear and complete for the invention to be carried out by a person having
ordinary skill in the art, and shall, in particular, indicate at least one mode
known to the applicant for carrying out the invention.
(4)(a) The claim or claims shall define the matter for which protection is
sought The description and the drawings J11?y be used to interpret the claims
(b) Claims shall be clear and concise They shall be fully supported by
the description
(5) Drawings shall be required when they are necessary for the
understanding of the Invention
(6) The abstract shall merely serve the purpose oftechnical information;
ill particular, it shall not be taken into aCCOLu1t for the purpose of interpreting
the scope of the protection