Title: | Article 6 (3), 10 (2) and 26 (2) of the Patent Law of 25/06/1993, as last amended in 1999 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Disclosure related flexibilities |
Summary table: |
Article 6
Filing of patent applications for inventions and industrial designs
3. The application for an invention shall contain a request, a description of the invention, an abstract and a brief explanatory note. If required, it shall also contain relevant drawings and certificates. The description shall disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for the invention to be carried out by a person having ordinary skill in the art, and shall indicate at least one mode known to the applicant for carrying out the invention.
The claim shall define the matter for which protection is sought and shall be clear and concise. One invention may contain one or more claims.
The description and the drawings may be used to interpret the claims.
The abstract shall merely serve the purpose of technical information; in particular, it shall not be taken into account for the purpose of interpreting the scope of protection.
Article 10
Examination of patent application
2. The applicant shall, on request, supply to the Intellectual Property Office information on any application for a patent or other form of entitlement to protection which has been filed by the applicant in any other country and which relates to the same or essentially the same invention as that to which the application filed with the Intellectual Property Office relates.
Article 26
Invalidation of patents
2. If a patent is granted in breach of Articles 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 of this law the Court shall invalidate the patent. In that case, the Intellectual Property Office shall record the corresponding changes in the State register and shall publish notices of the invalidation of the invention or industrial design in the Patent Gazette.