MADAGASCAR Decree No. 92-993 Implementing Ordinance No. 89-019 of July 31, 1989, Establishing Arrangements for the Protection of Industrial Property in Madagascar (of December 2, 1992, as last amended by Decree No. 95-057 of January 17, 1995)* TABLE OF CONTENTS** Articles Title I: Title II: Chapter I: Section I: Section II: Section III: Section IV: Section V: Section VI: Section VII: Section VIII: Section IX: Chapter II: Section I: Section II: Section III: Section IV: Section V: Chapter III: Section I: Section II: Section III: Section IV: Chapter IV: Section I: Section II: Section III: Chapter V: Section I: Section II: Section III: Title III: Chapter I: Section I: Section II: Section III: General Provisions ........................................................ Patents and Inventors’ Certificates Filing of Application General Provisions ........................................................ The Description............................................................. The Claims.................................................................... The Drawings................................................................ The Abstract.................................................................. Unity of Invention......................................................... Claim to Priority ........................................................... Disclosure for the Purposes of the State of the Art ....... Correction and Withdrawal of Application ................... Examination, Registration and Publication of Patent or Inventor’s Certificate Administrative Examination ......................................... State-of-the Art Search.................................................. Patentability Examination ............................................. Issue and Registration of Patent or Inventor’s Certificate...................................................................... Publication .................................................................... Rights Deriving from Patent or Inventor’s Certificate Inventor’s Certificate .................................................... Term of Patent and Inventor’s Certificate ..................... Patent and Inventor’s Certificate Renewal Fees............ Restoration .................................................................... Assignment and Transfer of Patent Rights: Patent Licenses Assignment and Transfer of Rights............................... Contractual Patent Licenses .......................................... Compulsory License and Ex-officio License ................ Special Provisions Certificates of Addition................................................. International Applications............................................. Transitional Provisions on International Applications .. Trademarks Filing of Application General Provisions ........................................................ Priority Claim................................................................ International Exhibitions............................................... 1 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 26 27 - 28 29 - 31 32 - 34 35 36 - 37 38 39 40 41 - 43 44 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 54 55 - 57 58 59 - 61 62 - 63 64 - 73 74 - 78 79 - 82 83 - 84 85 - 90 91 - 93 94