Title: | Article 23 of the Law No. 8 of 1959 on Patents and Industrial Designs and Models |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Security exceptions |
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Article No.23:
If the Office of Industrial &Commercial Property Protection noticed that the invention is related to defense affairs or it has an actual military value, it shall brief the Ministry of Defense immediately on the patent application and on the attached documents.
The Minister of Defense has the right to challenge granting the patent to the applicant within three months as of patent application date, in return for purchasing the invention from him or making a deal with him to exploit it.