- Patents and Industrial Designs Regulation 2002
- PART I. – PRELIMINARY
- PART II. – PATENTS APPLICATION AND PROCEDURE FOR GRANT OF PATENTS
- 8. CLASSIFICATION OF PATENTS
- 9. REQUEST FOR GRANT OF PATENT
- 10. DESCRIPTION
- 11. CLAIMS
- 12. DRAWINGS
- 13. ABSTRACT
- 14. MEASURES, TERMINOLOGY AND SIGNS
- 15. NUMBER OF COPIES AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- 16. UNITY OF INVENTION
- 17. DIVISION OF APPLICATION
- 18. DISCLOSURES TO BE DISREGARDED FOR PRIOR ART PURPOSES
- 19. DECLARATION OF PRIORITY AND TRANSLATION OF EARLIER APPLICATION
- 20. TIME FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION CONCERNING CORRESPONDING FOREIGN APPLICATIONS, PATENTS AND OTHER TITLE PROTECTION
- 21. WITHDRAWAL AND AMENDMENT OF APPLICATION
- 22. MARKING APPLICATION
- 23. ACCORDING AND NOTIFYING FILING DATE
- 24. EXAMINATION AS TO FORM
- 25. DECISION TO GRANT OR REFUSE TO GRANT PATENT
- 26. GRANT OF PATENT, PUBLICATION OF REFERENCE THERETO, ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE
- 27. EXPLOITATION OF PATENTED INVENTION BY GOVERNMENT OR BY THIRD PERSONS AUTHORISED BY GOVERNMENT
- 28. ANNUAL FEES
- 29. INVALIDATION
- PART III. – INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
- 30. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO PATENTS
- 31. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
- 32. NUMBER AND SIZE OF REPRESENTATION AND SPECIMEN
- 33. ACCORDING AND NOTIFYING FILING DATE, EXAMINATION; DECISION TO GRANT OR REFUSE APPLICATION
- 34. REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN; PUBLICATION OF REFERENCE THERETO; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE
- 35. RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION
- PART IV. – GENERAL
- 36. ADDRESS FOR SERVICE
- 37. CHANGE OF NAME, ADDRESS OR ADDRESS FOR SERVICE
- 38. CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP; LICENCE CONTRACTS
- 39. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT; ADDRESS FOR SERVICE
- 40. EXCLUDED DAYS
- 41. CONSULTATION OF REGISTERS; REQUEST FOR EXTRACTS THEREFROM AND FOR COPIES OF DOCUMENTS
- 42. CORRECTIONS OF ERRORS
- 43. HEARING
- 44. SERVICE BY MAIL
- 45. EVIDENCE
- 46. STATUTORY DECLARATIONS AND AFFIDAVITS
- 47. PUBLICATION; GAZETTE
- 48. INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION
- SCHEDULE 1
- SCHEDULE 2
No. 5 of 2002
Patents and Industrial Designs Regulation 2002.
Certified on: 20/05/2002
INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
No. 5 of 2002
Patents and Industrial Designs Regulation 2002.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.
PART I. - PRELIMINARY.
1 Interpretation
2 Fees
3 Forms
4 Language of Documents and Translations
5 Indication of Name, Address, Nationality and Residence
6 Signatures by Partnerships, Nationality and Residence
7 Representation by Agent
PART II. - PATENTS.
8 Classification of Patents
9 Request for Grant of Patent
10 Description
11 Claims
12 Drawings
13 Abstract
14 Measures, Terminology and Signs
15 Number of Copies and physical Requirements
16 Unity of Invention
17 Division of Application
18 Disclosures to be Disregarded for Prior Art Purposes
19 Declaration of Priority and Translation of Earlier Application
20 Time for Furnishing Information Concerning Corresponding Foreign Applications, Patents and Other Titles of Protection
21 Withdrawal and Amendment of Application
22 Marking Application
23 According and Notifying Filing Date
24 Examination as to Form
25 Decision to Grant or Refuse to Grant Patent
26 Grant of Patent, Publication of Reference Thereto, Issuance of Certificate
27 Exploitation of Patented Invention by Government or by Third Persons Authorized by Government
28 Annual Fees
29 Invalidation
PART III - INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
30 Application of Provisions Relating to Patents
31 Application for Registration of an Industrial Design
32 Number and Size of Representations and Specimen
33 According and Notifying Filing Date; Examination; Decision to Grant or Refuse Application
34 Issuance of Certificate
35 Renewal of Registration
PART IV - GENERAL.
36 Address for Service
37 Change of Name, Address or Address for Service
38 Changes in Ownership; License Contracts
39 Appointment of Agent; Address for Service
40 Excluded Days
41 consultation of Registers; Request for Extracts Therefrom and for Copies of Documents
42 Corrections of Errors
43 Hearing
44 Service by Mail
45 Evidence
46 Statutory Declarations and Affidavits
47 Publication; Gazette
48 International Co-operation
SCHEDULE I - FEES
SCHEDULE II - FORMS