Title: | Article 20 of the law on Patents and Utility Models No. 1 of 2004 as last amended by Law No. 14 of 2006 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Security exceptions |
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Article (20)
Should the competent authority at the Ministry of Trade find that the subject invention concerns an important matter pertaining to defense or public security; it shall forthwith inform the Ministry of Defense or the Ministry of Interior, as the case may be, of the patent application and attachment on a confidential basis. In such a case, the Minister of Defense or the Minister of Interior, as applicable, may object to the patent application within ninety days of receiving the respective papers in return of purchasing the patent, holding an agreement of exploitation with the applicant or by applying the provisions of compulsory licensing in accordance with the provisions of this law.