Title: | Article 7 of the Law on Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs of 10/06/2008 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Security exceptions |
Summary table: |
Article 7. Secrecy of Applications Proceeding
(l) The determination of secrecy level of inventions, utility models, industrial designs, containing information on state and official secrets, their use and publication of information thereon is implemented in the order established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
(2) Before publication of information on patents on inventions, utility models or registered industrial designs in the Official Bulletin of the State Authorized Body, the content of the applications shall be deemed secret.
(3) The files that are of official secrecy shall be made available for inspection only with the consent or permission of the applicant, or for judicial bodies upon request. Therefore, the data shall be deemed open for inspection if they are accessible by any authorized means, among them direct communication or usual publication.
(4) Any person who can prove that, the applicant informed him in writing about his application and the scope of requested protection, may obtain the inspection of the secret files without the consent of the applicant.
(5) Where a patent application relating to a biological material has been refused or withdrawn, the deposited biological material shall only be available to third parties after twenty years from the date of filing of the application, if so requested by the applicant.
(6) Before the publication of the patent application in the Official Bulletin, the State Authorized Body may publish the following data or communicate them to third parties:
(a) the number of the application;
(b) the date of filing the application and, where the priority is claimed, the date, country and filing number of the previous application;
(c) data concerning the applicant (for natural person - surname, forename and address, for legal person - official name of the firm and seat);
(d) the title of the industrial property subject matter, if it does not disclose the substance of the subject matter.