after the applicant has been invited to remedy the shortcomings within a period of three
months from the date of the notice served on him to that end.
The rejection decision shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons, and shall be
notified to the applicant or his agent by registered letter with advice of receipt.
30. The entity responsible for industrial property shall ascertain whether, in terms of
substance:
— the subject matter claimed is not manifestly excluded from patentability under the
second paragraph of Article 2 and Article 3 of this Law;
— the subject matter claimed corresponds to the definition given in Article 6 of this
Law;
— the description satisfies the requirements specified in the third paragraph of
Article 21 of this Law;
— the claims meet the requirements specified in the fourth paragraph of Article 21 of
this Law;
— the application meets the requirements specified in Article 23 of this Law;
— the divisional application does not extend beyond the disclosure of the initial
application;
— all the documents required under the third paragraph of Article 24 of this Law have
been supplied.
Where the entity responsible for industrial property considers that the conditions set
forth in the first paragraph of this Article have not been met, it shall inform the applicant or
his agent accordingly and invite him to amend his application or to make comments within a
period of three months of the notice served on him to that end.
If in the course of that period the applicant rectifies his application in accordance with
the notice from the entity responsible for industrial property, the examination of the
application shall resume on payment of a fee the amount of which shall be fixed by decree,
failing which the entity responsible for industrial property shall reject the application.
Where the entity responsible for industrial property considers, in the light of either the
comments or the amendments made by the applicant under the second paragraph of this
Article, that the conditions set forth in the first paragraph have been met, the application shall
be entertained. Otherwise the entity responsible for industrial property shall inform the
applicant and invite him to meet the said conditions within three months of notice having
been served on him to that end.
If at the end of the period set the entity responsible for industrial property considers that
the said conditions have still not been met, it shall reject the application.
Any rejection decision shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons and be notified
in writing to the applicant or his agent by registered letter with advice of receipt.
31. Where the application conforms to the provisions of this Section, a mention of its
filing shall be published in the official bulletin of the entity responsible for industrial property
within 18 months of the filing date.
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