Title: | Section 3 (1) (ii) and (1A) of the Harare Protocol of 10/12/1982 as last amended on 26/11/1999 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Disclosure related flexibilities |
Summary table: |
Section 3
Patents
(1) A patent application shall:
(ii) contain, as prescribed, a description of the invention, a claim or claims, a drawing or drawings, where necessary, and an abstract;
(1A) Where the patent application describes or claims as an invention a microbiological process or a product thereof, and requires for the performance of the invention the use of a micro-organism which is not available to the public on the filing date of the application and which cannot be made or obtained on the basis of the description in the application, the microorganism shall before the acceptance of the application be dealt with in the manner prescribed in the Regulations.