Industrial Property Regulations, 2002
(10) The request shall not include anything that is
not provided for in Form IP 3 or that is not
required or allowed under the Act or these
Regulations.
(11) The Managing Director shall require the
applicant to delete anything included contrary to
paragraph (10).
Description.
13. (1) This Regulation applies with respect to a
description referred to in section 34(1)(b) of the Act.
(2) In addition to the requirements under section
34(5) of the Act, the description shall —
(a)
state the title of the invention;
(b)
specify the technical field to which the
invention relates;
(c)
indicate the background art which, as far
as it is known to the applicant, can be
regarded as useful for the understanding,
searching and examination of the
invention; and
(d)
indicate how the invention is industrially
applicable.
Claims.
14. (1) This Regulation applies with respect to claims
referred to in section 34(1)(c) of the Act.
(2) In defining, under section 34(6) of the Act, the
matter for which protection is sought, a claim
shall set out —
(a)
the technical features that are necessary to
define the subject matter of the invention
but that are part of the prior art; and
(b)
the technical features that, in combination
with the features referred to in
subparagraph (a), define that for which
protection is sought.
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