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REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION (FORMS AND FEES)

REGULATIONS 2020

SL No. 29 of 2020

Notified: 22nd September 2020

Table of Contents

1 Citation .......................................................................................................................................................... 3

2 Commencement............................................................................................................................................. 3

3 Definitions...................................................................................................................................................... 3

4 Objectives ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

5 Register of patents ......................................................................................................................................... 3

6 Process required for registration of patent ....................................................................................................... 3

7 Application for invention to be registered as grant of patent.............................................................................. 4

8 Request for examination of application for invention to be registered................................................................ 4

9 Application for grant of patent following examination........................................................................................ 4

10 Notice of receipt of application for invention to be registered as grant of patent................................................. 4

11 Written undertaking for invention to be registered ............................................................................................ 5

12 Written undertaking for grant of patent ............................................................................................................ 5

13 Publication in Gazette..................................................................................................................................... 6

14 Notice of opposition........................................................................................................................................ 6

15 Certificate of registration of application for registration of patent ....................................................................... 7

16 Certificate of grant of patent............................................................................................................................ 7

17 Application for renewal of patent ..................................................................................................................... 7

18 Notice of lapse or revocation........................................................................................................................... 7

19 Notice of restoration of patent ......................................................................................................................... 7

20 Certificate of lapse or revocation ..................................................................................................................... 7

21 Certificate of restoration of patent.................................................................................................................... 7

22 Substitution of amended specifications............................................................................................................ 7

23 Registration of assignment or transmission ..................................................................................................... 7

24 Registrar may make corrections...................................................................................................................... 8

25 Persons who may administer oath................................................................................................................... 8

26 Inspection ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

27 Fees .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

28 Standard list of country codes ......................................................................................................................... 8

SCHEDULE 1......................................................................................................................................................... 9

SCHEDULE 2....................................................................................................................................................... 10

SCHEDULE 3....................................................................................................................................................... 43

SCHEDULE 4....................................................................................................................................................... 44

The Minister makes the following Regulations under Section 29 of the Patents Registration Act

1973:

1 Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Patents Registration (Forms and Fees) Regulations 2020.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day they are notified in the Gazette.

3 Definitions

‘Act’ means the Patents Registration Act 1973;

‘Registrar’ means the Registrar of Patents;

‘country code’ means the code of a country contained in Schedule 4.

4 Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to:

(a) provide the procedure and process for lodgement for registration of invention, examination of invention and registration of patent;

(b) provide the forms required for the necessary applications under the Act;

(d) provide for the details for the process of and maintaining of records in the Register of Patents.

5 Register of Patents

For the purposes of Section 4 of the Act, the Register of Patents established and

maintained by the Registrar may be kept as set out in Schedule 1:

(a) in writing; and

(b) in digital or electronic form.

6 Process required for registration of patent

The registration of a grant of patent requires the following steps:

(a) an application for registration of an invention as a patent;

(b) an application for examination of patent; and

7 Application for invention to be registered as grant of patent

(1) An application of an invention to be registered as a grant of patent shall contain

or be accompanied by the following:

(a) claims of what is considered new and inventive and characterizes the

invention;

(b) a detailed description of the object of the invention;

(d) title for the invention;

(e) full name of the inventor including nationality, country code, residential

address, postal address, telephone and email; and

(f) full name of the applicant including nationality, country code, residential

address, postal address, telephone and email.

(2) For the purpose of subregulation (1), an application shall be in Form 1 of

Schedule 2.

8 Request for examination of application for invention to be registered

(1) An applicant who has lodged an application for an invention to be registered as a

grant of patent or a notice of opposition may request the Registrar for an

examination of an application after the lapse of the period for notification of

opposition.

(2) The request for examination shall be in Form 2 of Schedule 2.

9 Application for grant of patent following examination

(1) An applicant under Regulation 7 may apply for a grant of patent after a lapse of 3 months.

(2) For the purpose of subregulation (1), an application shall be in Form 3 of Schedule 2.

10 Notice of Receipt of application for invention to be registered as grant of patent

(1) The Registrar shall forthwith notify the applicant of the receipt of the application

in Regulation 7 in Form 4 of Schedule 2 which shall contain the following:

(a) the name of applicant;

(b) foreign grant of patent or new registration of patent;

(d) time; and

(e) reference number for the application.

(2) Where an application is received by the Registrar by:

(a) electronic means, it is deemed to have been received on the date and time

shown in the electronic mail or any other form of electronic or digital

communication; or

(b) post, on the date on which the application is delivered by the postal services to the Registrar.

(3) Subject to subregulation (4), the priority for the registration of a grant of patent shall commence from the time specified in the Notice of Receipt.

(4) If the applicant does not object to the time noted in the Notice of Receipt within

14 days of receipt of such Notice, the time and date of the receipt of the

application by the Registrar is deemed to be established.

(5) The applicant shall pay the prescribed fee for the application of an invention to

be registered as a grant of patent upon receiving the Notice of Receipt under

this regulation.

11 Written undertaking for invention to be registered

(1) On the payment of the prescribed fee under Regulation 10(5), the applicant shall

provide a written undertaking of an invention which is proposed to be registered

as a patent.

(2) An undertaking under subregulation (1) shall be as set out in Form 5 of Schedule

12 Written undertaking for grant of patent

(1) Where a person intends to apply for grant of patent under Regulation 9, he or

she shall provide a written undertaking of his or her lawful rights to seek a grant

of patent.

(2) An undertaking under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by:

(a) an examination report and authorisation by the Registrar of the registration of

the patent as being an invention; or

(b) in case of a patent registered in another country, a certificate or other

authentication document stating that the patent has been duly registered

after the requirements under the national laws of that country have been

complied with.

(3) An undertaking under subregulation (1) shall be as set out in Form 6 of Schedule

13 Publication in Gazette

(1) The Registrar shall publish in the Gazette an application for registration of an

invention to be registered as a grant after:

(a) acknowledgment of the Notice of Receipt of the application; and

(b) payment of the prescribed fees under Regulation 10.

(2) The Gazette shall prescribe the period during which any person may register an

objection to the registration of an invention as a patent.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, the Gazette shall be in Form 7 of Schedule

14 Notice of opposition

(1) For the purposes of Section 7(1) of the Act, a notice of opposition shall be in

Form 8 of Schedule 2.

(2) A notice of opposition shall be lodged with the Registrar of Patents within 3

months of the publication of the application in the Gazette.

(3) The notice of opposition shall provide details, in whole or part of the invention

respectively, of the grounds of objection expressly alluding to any infringements

of:

(a) any existing application or notification of an invention for registration as a

patent; or

(b) a grant of patent.

(4) The notice of opposition shall state and provide details of the country in which

such application is pending or the patent is granted.

15 Certificate of registration of application for registration of patent

For the purposes of Section 8(1)(a) of the Act and Regulation 7(1), a certificate of a

receipt of an application for an invention to be registered as a grant of patent shall

be in Form 9 of Schedule 2.

16 Certificate of grant of patent

For the purposes of Section 8(1)(b) of the Act and Regulation 9(1), a certificate of

grant of patent shall be in Form 10 of Schedule 2.

17 Application for renewal of patent

For the purposes of Section 8(4) of the Act, an application for renewal of a patent

shall be in Form 11 of Schedule 2.

18 Notice of lapse or revocation

For the purposes of Section 19 of the Act, a notice of lapse or revocation of grant of

patent shall be in Form 12 of Schedule 2.

19 Notice of restoration of patent

For the purposes of Section 19 of the Act, a notice of restoration of an earlier grant

of patent shall be in Form 13 of Schedule 2.

20 Certificate of lapse or revocation

For the purposes of Section 19 of the Act, a certificate of lapse or revocation of grant

of patent shall be in Form 14 of Schedule 2.

21 Certificate of restoration of patent

For the purposes of Section 19 of the Act, a certificate of restoration of an earlier

grant of patent shall be in Form 15 of Schedule 2.

22 Substitution of amended specifications

For the purposes of Section 20 of the Act, a request for substitution of specification

or drawings of a patent shall be in Form 16 of Schedule 2.

23 Registration of assignment or transmission

For the purposes of Section 21 of the Act, an application for the registration of an

assignment or transmission shall be in Form 17 of Schedule 2.

24 Registrar may make corrections

For the purposes of Section 22 of the Act, an application shall be in Form 18 of

Schedule 2.

25 Persons who may administer oath

(1) Where a declaration is required under these Regulations by a person residing in

a foreign country, it shall be made before or administered by any of the following:

(a) notary public;

(b) judicial officer;

(d) Registrar of Patents in the country where the patent is already registered.

(2) Where a declaration is required under these Regulations by a Nauruan citizen or

a person residing in the Republic, it shall be made before or administered by a:

(a) notary public;

(b) judicial officer;

(d) commissioner for oaths.

26 Inspection

For the purposes of Section 24 of the Act, an application for inspection of the

27 Fees

The fees to be paid for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations are set out in Schedule 3.

28 Standard list of country codes

The standard list of country codes are set out in Schedule 4.

SCHEDULE 1

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

REGISTER OF PATENTS [Section 4; Regulation 5]

Refere nce

numbe r

Name of

applic ant

Reside ntial

addres s /

postal addres

s of applica

Teleph one

Em ail

Date of applica tion for inventi

Time of applica tion for inventi

Date of publica tion in

Gazette

Date of notice

of opposi

tion

Date of examin

ation

Date of applica tion for registra

tion of grant

Date of issuanc

e of certific

ate of registra

tion of applica tion for registra

tion of patent

Date of

issuan ce of

certifi cate of

grant of

patent

Date of

rene wal

SCHEDULE 2

FORM 1

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

APPLICATION FORM FOR AN INVENTION TO BE REGISTERED AS A GRANT OF PATENT

[Sections 5 and 6; Regulation 7]

NRIAP No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

PART 1 - NATURE OF APPLICATION (tick appropriate nature of application)

 Application for registration of invention (if applicable – go to Part 2)

 Application for registering a foreign grant or pending grant (if applicable – go to Part 3)

PART 2 – DETAILS OF INVENTION

Title of invention

Field of invention

Country of invention

When invention discovered

Nature of invention (explain briefly – attach detailed explanation to this Form)

Date of invention

Is Nauru the first country of application? If no, where else the invention has already been lodged for registration? PART 3 - DETAILS OF FOREIGN PATENT GRANTED

Foreign application reference number (if application pending)

Foreign grant number (if patent

granted)

Foreign country / countries of grant / application

Title or nature of patent grant

Patent for the field of invention / grant

Current date of registration or renewal

Date of renewal of current registration or renewal

Validity or expiry date of the grant / consideration of the application under the foreign country’s law PART 4 - DETAILS OF FOREIGN PATENTEE

Full name (if applicable)

Gender

Nationality

Country code

Date of birth

Telephone

Mode of correspondence

Website of the patent (if applicable)

PART 5 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Priorities claimed (if you successfully claimed priority from one or more earlier filed patent, please provide details of the application(s)

Country / Office

Application number

Date of filing

PART 6 – ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS

Copy of certificate of grant

Patent description

Patent claim(s)

Drawing(s)

Complete / provisions specification

No. of claims

Abstract

No. of drawings

PART 7 – LIST OF COUNTRIES WHERE PATENT GRANTED

List the countries where the patents registered and the dates of registration:

Country Date of registration / grant

PART 6 – DECLARATION OF INVENTION

Inventor

I / We the above named inventor is / are the true and first inventor(s) for the invention and declare that the applicant(s) provided in this application is /are my / our assignee or legal representative.

Full name: Date: Signature

Applicants in convention country

I / We, the applicant(s) in the convention country declare that the applicant(s) herein is /are my/our assignee or legal representative.

Full name: Date: Signature

Declaration by applicant

I / We the applicant declare that:

 I am / We are in possession of the abovementioned patent.

 The provisional / complete specification relating to the invention is filed in this application.

 The invention as disclosed in the specification uses the biological material from the Republic and the necessary permission from the competent authority shall be submitted by me / us before the grant of patent to me / us.

 There is not lawful ground of objection(s) to the grant of the patent to me / us.

 I am / We are the true and first investor(s).

 I am / We are the assignee or legal representative of true and first investor(s).

 I / We claim the priority from the abovementioned application filed in convention country / countries and state that no application for protection in respect of the invention had been made in a convention country before that date by me / us or by any person from which I / we derive the title.

I ……………………(state name) of …………………….(address), ……………….(occupation), do solemnly and sincerely declare that to the best of my / our knowledge, information and belief the fact and matters stated in this application are correct and I / We request that a patent be granted to me / us for the said invention.

Full name:……………………………………………………………….. Signed by the applicant: ………………………………………………… Declared at……………………….this…………………day of ……………..20……..

Before me: (Signature) (Title)

NOTE: Any person making a false statement is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment

for 5 years.

Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm Application number: ……………

FORM 2

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

[Section 7; Regulation 8]

RFP No: … / 20…

REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION FOR AN INVENTION TO BE

REGISTERED AS A GRANT OF PATENT

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

Reference number of the application

Full name of the applicant / person opposing the application

Residential Address

Postal address

Nationality

Country code

Telephone

I / We request substantive examination of this application.

Signature: ……………………………….. Date: … / … / 20…

Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm

Application number: ……………

FORM 3

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

APPLICATION FORM FOR GRANT OF PATENT FOLLOWING EXAMINATION

[Sections 5 and 6; Regulation 9]

NRIAP No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

PART 1 - NATURE OF APPLICATION (tick appropriate nature of application)

 Application for registration of invention (if applicable – go to Part 2)

 Application for registering a foreign grant or pending grant (if applicable – go to Part 3)

PART 2 – DETAILS OF INVENTION

Title of invention

Field of invention

Country of invention

When invention discovered

Nature of invention (explain briefly – attach detailed explanation to this Form)

Date of invention

Is Nauru the first country of application? If no, where else the invention has already been lodged for registration?

PART 3 - DETAILS OF FOREIGN PATENT GRANTED

Foreign application reference number (if application pending)

Foreign grant number (if patent granted)

Foreign country / countries of grant /

application

Title or nature of patent grant

Patent for the field of invention / grant

Current date of registration or renewal

Date of renewal of current registration or renewal

Validity or expiry date of the grant / consideration of the application under the foreign country’s law

PART 2 - DETAILS OF FOREIGN PATENTEE

Full name (if applicable)

Gender

Nationality

Country code

Date of birth

Telephone

Mode of correspondence

Website of the patent (if applicable)

PART 3 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Priorities claimed (if you successfully claimed priority from one or more earlier filed patent, please provide details of the application(s)

Country / Office

Application number

Date of filing PART 4 – ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS

Copy of certificate of grant

Patent description

Patent claim(s)

Drawing(s)

Complete / provisions specification

No. of claims

Abstract

No. of drawings

PART 5 – LIST OF COUNTRIES WHERE PATENT GRANTED

List the countries where the patents registered and the dates of registration:

Country Date of registration / grant

PART 6 – DECLARATION OF INVENTION

Inventor

Full name: Date: Signature

Applicants in convention country

I / We, the applicant(s) in the convention country declare that the applicant(s) herein is /are my/our assignee or legal representative.

Full name: Date: Signature

Declaration by applicant

I / We the applicant declare that:

 I am / We are in possession of the abovementioned patent.

 The provisional / complete specification relating to the invention is filed in this application.

 There is not lawful ground of objection(s) to the grant of the patent to me / us.

 I am / We are the true and first investor(s).

 I am / We are the assignee or legal representative of true and first investor(s).

Full name:……………………………………………………………….. Signed by the applicant: ………………………………………………… Declared at……………………….this…………………day of ……………..20…….. Before me: (Signature)

(Title)

NOTE: Any person making a false statement is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment

for 5 years.

Payment receipt number: ………………… OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm Application number: ……………

FORM 4

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

[Regulation 10]

NAP No: … / 20…

NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION OF AN INVENTION TO BE REGISTERED

AS A GRANT OF PATENT

To:

.............................................................................

Please take notice that an application of an invention to be registered as a grant of patent has been filed with the Registrar of Patents at Government Buildings, Yaren District, Republic of Nauru dated … of …………………….. 20…

(a) name of applicant (b) foreign grant of patent or new registration of patent (c) date of application (d) time of application (e) reference number for the application

Dated this of 20…

Registrar of Patents

FORM 5

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

[Regulation 11]

WUGP No: … / 20…

WRITTEN UNDERTAKING OF INVENTION TO BE REGISTERED AS GRANT OF

PATENT

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

I / We ……………………………………………………… [ full name of applicant(s)] of ………………………………………………… [address], [nationality], [country code] hereby declare that:

I / We have not made any application for the same / substantially the same invention outside the Republic.

I / We have made this application no:….. dated ……………………….. alone / jointly with …………………….., made for the same / substantially same invention / application(s) for patent in other countries, the particulars of which are given below:

Name of country

Date of application

Reference number of the application

Status of application

Date of publication

Date of grant

Name of assignee:

Address of assignee:

That the rights of the application(s) has / have been assigned to: ……………………………………………………………………………….. That I / We undertake that up to the date of grant of the patent by the Registrar, I / We would keep him or her informed in writing the details regarding corresponding applications for patents filed outside of the Republic within 3 months from the date of filing of such application.

Signature of applicant / authorised registered patent agent: …………………………. Date: … / … / 20…

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm Application number: ……………

FORM 6

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

[Regulation 12]

WGOP No: … / 20…

WRITTEN UNDERTAKING FOR GRANT OF PATENT

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

I / We have not made any application for the same / substantially the same invention outside the Republic.

I / We have made this application no….. dated ……………………….. alone / jointly with …………………….., made for the same / substantially same invention / application(s) for patent in other countries, the particulars of which are given below:

Name of country

Date of application

Reference number for the application

Status of application

Date of publication

Date of grant

Name of assignee: Address of assignee:

Signature of applicant / authorised registered patent agent: …………………………. Date: … / … / 20…

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm Application number: ……………

FORM 7

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

[Section 7(1); Regulation 13]

PG No: .. / 20…

PUBLICATION IN GAZETTE

The Registrar of Patents has received an application of an invention to be registered as a grant of patent for the following applicant:

(a) Applicant’s full name (b) Nationality (c) Country code (d) Residential address of the applicant (e) Foreign grant of patent or new registration of patent (f) Date application lodged (g) Time application received (h) Reference number for the application

A notice of opposition must be given to the Registrar of Patents within three months of this publication.

Dated this … of …………………………….. 20…

…………………………………………… Registrar of Patents

FORM 8

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO APPLICATION OF AN INVENTION TO BE REGISTERED AS

GRANT OF PATENT

[Section 7(1); Regulation 14]

NBGP No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

PART 1 – RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR OPPOSITION

Patent reference number

Date published for opposition

Title of invention

PART 2 – DETAILS OF PERSON / ENTITY OPPOSING THE APPLICATION

Full name

Gender (if applicable)

Date of birth (if applicable)

Telephone

Opponent type (individual, firm, corporation, association, trust, etc)

Registration number (if firm, corporation, association, trust, etc)

Principal place of business

Address for service of the person / entity opposing PART 3 – GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION ( tick where applicable)

publication or use of the invention in Nauru before the priority date

prior registration of a patent for the invention or of an application for a patent for the invention under the Patents Registration Act 1973

publication or use of the invention in Nauru before the priority date

prior registration of a patent for the invention or of an application for a patent for the invention under the Patents Registration Act 1973

prior grant of patent for the invention by the appropriate authority in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Australia or the United States of America

prior filing of a complete specification in support of an application for a patent for the invention with the appropriate authority in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Australia or the United States of America

PART 4 – DECLARATION

I ……………………(state name) of …………………….(address), ……………….(occupation), do solemnly and sincerely declare that (set out matter declared, using numbered paragraphs if it is lengthy):

(a)

And I make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976 conscientiously believing in the statement contained therein to be true in every particular. Signed by the applicant: …………………………………………………

Name of person filing this form: ……………………………………………………….. Declared at……………………….this…………………day of ……………..20…….. Before me: (Signature) (Title)

NOTE: Any person making a false statement is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.

Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm

FORM 9

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

[Section 8(1)(a); Regulation 15]

CERTIFICATE

APPLICATION FOR AN INVENTION TO

BE REGISTERED AS GRANT OF PATENT

REFERENCE NUMBER: … / 20…

In accordance with the Patents Registration Act 1973, an application of an invention to be

registered as a grant of patent was lodged on [dd] [mm] [yy] by

………………………………………… [full name of applicant] of

…………………………………………………. [address]. The details of registration are:

[invention]

Owner(s): [Full name of owner], [ Address ]

In respect of the following invention:

[particulars of invention]

………………………………… [signature] [Full name of Registrar of Patents] Registrar of Patents [seal of Registrar of Patents]

FORM 10

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

[Section 8(1)(b);Regulation 9(1)]

CERTIFICATE OF GRANT

PATENT

REFERENCE NUMBER: … / 20…

In accordance with the Patents Registration Act 1973, this patent is registered in the Register of

Patents on [dd] [mm] [yy] by ………………………………………… [full name of applicant] of

…………………………………………………. [address]. The details of registration are:

[patent]

Owner(s): [Full name of owner], [ Address ]

In respect of the following invention:

[particulars of invention]

………………………………… [signature] [Full name of Registrar of Patents] Registrar of Patents [seal of Registrar of Patents]

FORM 11

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF PATENT

[Section 8(5); Regulation 10]

AFRP No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

PART 1 - DETAILS OF APPLICANT

Full name

Gender

Nationality

Country code

Date of birth

Telephone

Applicant type (individual, firm, corporation, association, trust, etc)

Registration number (if firm, corporation, association, trust, etc)

Principal place of business

Mode of correspondence

Address for service of the applicant

PART 2 – PATENT DETAILS

Patent registration number

Full name of patentee

Address of patentee

Year of first registration

Last renewal date

Title of invention

PART 3 – DECLARATION

(a)

And I make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976 conscientiously believing in the statement contained therein to be true in every particular. Signed by the individual owner of the applicant: …………………………………………………

NOTE: Any person making a false statement is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.

Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm

FORM 12

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

NOTICE OF LAPSE OR REVOCATION

[Section 19; Regulation 18]

NLR No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

Full name of applicant

Residential address

Telephone

Country code

I / We ………………………………………… give notice to of lapse or revocation of patent registration number: …………………………………..

Dated this ………………. of ………………………………….. 20…

Signed: ………………………………..

Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm

FORM 13

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

NOTICE OF RESTORATION

[Section 19; Regulation 19]

NOR No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

Full name of applicant

Residential address

Telephone

Country code

I / We ………………………………………… give notice to restore patent reference number: …………………………………..

Dated this ………………. of ………………………………….. 20…

Signed: ………………………………..

Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm

FORM 14

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

[Section 19; Regulation 20]

CLRP No: … / 20…

CERTIFICATE OF LAPSE OR REVOCATION OF PATENT

In accordance with the Patents Registration Act 1973, this patent has (lapsed / been revoked)

on the Register of Patents on [dd] [mm] [yy] by ………………………………………… [full name

of applicant] of …………………………………………………. [address]. The patent details are:

[patent]

Owner(s): [Full name of owner], [Address ]

In respect of the following invention:

[particulars of invention]

………………………………… [signature] [Full name of Registrar of Patents] Registrar of Patents [seal of Registrar of Patents]

FORM 15

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

[Section 19;Regulation 21]

CROP No: … / 20…

CERTIFICATE OF RESTORATION OF PATENT

In accordance with the Patents Registration Act 1973, this patent has been restored on the

applicant] of …………………………………………………. [address]. The patent details are:

[patent]

Owner(s): [Full name of owner], [ Address ]

In respect of the following invention:

[particulars of invention]

………………………………… [signature] [Full name of Registrar of Patents] Registrar of Patents [seal of Registrar of Patents]

FORM 16

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION OF SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS

[Section 20; Regulation 22]

RSSD No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

Name and address of applicant(s) [insert full name]

[insert business/residential and email address]

Application number

I/We, the applicants identified above, request to substitute the:

 specification; or

 drawing.

My/Our reasons for making this amendment are as follows

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Dated at ........................... this ...................................... day of ......................., 20...........

Signature................................. Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: ………………………….

(Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20…..

Time: …………. am / pm

FORM 17

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

APPLICATION FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSMISSION

[Section 21; Regulation 23]

ARAT No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

PART 1 – APPLICATION DETAILS

Registration number

PART 2 – DETAILS OF CURRENT OWNER

Full name

Telephone

Mode of correspondence

PART 3 – DETAILS OF SUBSEQUENT APPLICANT

Full name

Telephone

Mode of correspondence

PART 4 – PERSON MAKING THE REQUEST [whether current proprietor or subsequent proprietor]

PART 5 – FULL OR PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT / TRANSMISSION [If partial, provide details of the patent for which the transfer is to be recorded]

PART 6 – DATE OF ASSIGNMENT / TRANSMISSION

[dd] [mm] [yy]

PART 7 – VALIDATION / SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS [List]

PART 8 – SIGNATURE AUTHORISING ASSIGNMENT / TRANSMISSION OF OWNERSHIP

Full name

Signature

Official capacity of signatory

Date [dd] [mm] [yy]

PART 9 - DECLARATION

(a)

And I make this solemn declaration by virtue of the Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976 conscientiously believing in the statement contained therein to be true

in every particular.

Signed by the applicant: ………………………………………………… Name of person filing this form: ……………………………………………………….. Declared at……………………….this…………………day of ……………..20…….. Before me: (Signature) (Title)

NOTE: Any person making a false statement is guilty of an offence and is liable to

imprisonment for 5 years.

Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm

FORM 18

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

APPLICATION FORM FOR CORRECTIONS

[Section 22; Regulation 24]

AFFC No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

This is an application to:

 correct any clerical error in any application or in any specification or drawing, or any other error not affecting the substance of the application, specification or drawing

 correct any clerical error in any matter entered in the Register, or any other error not affecting the substance of the matter

 enter any change in the name, style or address of the person in whose name the patent is registered

 rectify the Register in respect of any matter wherein a court of competent jurisdiction in the country of principal registration has made an order, if he or she is satisfied that the order has been duly made

Name …………………………………………………………………………………………………. Address of applicant: ……………………………..…………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………. Email: ……………………………………………………Tel: ……..………………………………….

Description of correction or change: ………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………..………………………………………………….

Date: / / 20 …

Signature: ……………………………………………

Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20….. Time: …………. am / pm Application number: ……………

FORM 19

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

APPLICATION FORM FOR INSPECTION OF REGISTER OF PATENTS

[Section 24; Regulation 26]

AIRP No: … / 20…

To:

The Registrar of Patents Government Buildings Yaren District Republic of Nauru

I, …………………………………………………. (state name) of …………………………………………… (address) apply to inspect the Register of Patents and request certified copies of the following documents:

(a)

Signed: …………………………………….. (Applicant)

Date: / / 20…..

Payment receipt number: …………………

OFFICIAL PURPOSES

Received by: …………………………. (Full name of officer)

Date: / / 20…..

SCHEDULE 3

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

Schedule of Fees

[Regulation 27]

Item Type of application Relevant provision Fees

1 Application for invention to be

registered as a grant of

patent

Sections 5 and 6; Regulation 7

$500

2 Application for grant of patent following

examination

Sections 5 and 6; Regulation 9

$500

3 Notice of opposition of

application of an invention to be

registered as grant of

patent

Section 7(1); Regulation

14(1)

$100

5 Request for examination

of application for

registration of patent

Section 7; Regulation 8 $2,000 or $4,000 as may

be necessary based on

the request

Annual fee Section 8(5); Regulation 17

$200

th Renewal fee for the 16

year of the patent

Section 8(5); Regulation

$2,000

Request for substitution or specifications or

drawings

Section 20; Regulation 22

$200

8 Registration of assignment or

transmission

Section 21; Regulation 23

$200

9 Application for

corrections

Section 22; Regulation

$100

10 Application for

inspection of Register of

Patents

Section 24; Regulation

$50

11 Certified copy of certificate

Section 24 $50 & $1 per page

12 Certificate of lapse or

revocation of patent

Section 19; Regulation

$100

13 Certificate of restoration of patent

Section 19; Regulation 11

$1,000

SCHEDULE 4

PATENTS REGISTRATION ACT 1973

Standard list of country codes

[Regulation 28]

DESCRIPTION CODE

ANDORRA AD

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AE

AFGHANISTAN AF

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AG

ANGUILLA AI

ALBANIA AL

ARMENIA AM

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AN

ANGOLA AO

AFRICAN REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION (ARIPO) AP

ARGENTINA AR

AUSTRIA AT

AUSTRALIA AU

ARUBA AW

AZERBAIJAN AZ

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BA

BARBADOS BB

BANGLADESH BD

BELGIUM BE

BURKINA FASO BF

BULGARIA BG

BAHRAIN BH

BURUNDI BI

BENIN BJ

BERMUDA BM

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BN

BOLIVIA BO

BRAZIL BR

BAHAMAS BS

BHUTAN BT

BOUVET ISLAND BV

BOTSWANA BW

BENELUX TM OFFICE(BBM) & BENELUX DESIGNS OFFICE (BBDM) BX

BELARUS BY

BELIZE BZ

CANADA CA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO CD

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CF

CONGO CG

SWITZERLAND CH

COTE D'IVOIRE CI

COOK ISLANDS CK

CHILE CL

CAMEROON CM

DESCRIPTION CODE

CHINA CN

COLOMBIA CO

COSTA RICA CR

CUBA CU

CAPE VERDE CV

CYPRUS CY

CHECH REPUBLIC CZ

GERMANY DE

DJIBOUTI DJ

DENMARK DK

DOMINICA DM

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DO

ALGERIA DZ

EURASIAN PATENT ORGANISATION (EAPO) EA

ECUADOR EC

ESTONIA EE

EGYPT EG

WESTERN SAHARA EH

OFFICE FOR HARMONISATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET (OHIM) EM

EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP

ERITREA ER

SPAIN ES

ETHIOPIA ET

FINLAND FI

FIJI FJ

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FK

FAROE ISLAND FO

FRANCE FR

GABON GA

UNITED KINGDOM GB

PATENT OFFICE OF THE COOPERATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB

STATES OF THE GULF (GCC)

GRENADA GD

GEORGIA GE

GHANA GH

GIBRALTAR GI

GREENLAND GL

GAMBIA GM

GUINEA GN

EQUATORIAL GUINEA GQ

GREECE GR

SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLAND GS

GUATEMALA GT

GUINEA-BISSAU GW

GUYANA GY

HONG KONG HK

HONDURAS HN

CROATIA HR

HAITI HT

HUNGARY HU

INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF WIPO IB

INDONESIA ID

IRELAND IE

DESCRIPTION CODE

ISRAEL IL

INDIA IN

IRAQ IQ

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) IR

ICELAND IS

ITALY IT

JAMAICA JM

JORDAN JO

JAPAN JP

KENYA KE

KYRGYZSTAN KG

CAMBODIA KH

KIRIBATI KI

COMOROS KM

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS KN

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA KP

REPUBLIC OF KOREA KR

KUWAIT KW

CAYMAN ISLANDS KY

KAZAKHSTAN KZ

LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LA

LEBANON LB

SAINT LUCIA LC

LIECHTENSTEIN LI

SRI LANKA LK

LIBERIA LR

LESOTHO LS

LITHUANIA LT

LUXEMBOURG LU

LATVIA LV

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LY

MOROCCO MA

MONACO MC

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA MD

MADAGASCAR MG

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA MK

MALI ML

MYANMAR MM

MONGOLIA MN

MACAU MO

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP

MAURITANIA MR

MONTSERRAT MS

MALTA MT

MAURITIUS MU

MALDIVES MV

MALAWI MW

MEXICO MX

MALAYSIA MY

MOZAMBIQUE MZ

NAMIBIA NA

NIGER NE

DESCRIPTION CODE

NIGERIA NG

NICARAGUA NI

NETHERLANDS NL

NORWAY NO

NEPAL NP

NAURU NR

NEW ZEALAND NZ

AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION(OAPI) OA

OMAN OM

PANAMA PA

PATENT CO-OPERATION TREATY PCT

PERU PE

PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG

PHILIPPINES PH

PAKISTAN PK

POLAND PL

PORTUGAL PT

PALAU PW

PARAGUAY PY

QATAR QA

ROMANIA RO

RUSSIAN REPUBLIC OR RUSSIAN FEDERATION RU

RWANDA RW

SAUDI ARABIA SA

SOLOMON ISLANDS SB

SEYCHELLES SC

SUDAN SD

SWEDEN SE

SINGAPORE SG

SAINT HELENA SH

SLOVENIA SI

SLOVAKIA SK

SIERRA LEONE SL

SAN MARINO SM

SENEGAL SN

SOMALIA SO

SURINAME SR

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ST

EL SALVADOR SV

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SY

SWAZILAND SZ

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND TC

CHAD TD

TOGO TG

THAILAND TH

TAJIKISTAN TJ

TURKMENISTAN TM

TUNISIA TN

TONGA TO

EAST TIMOR TP

TURKEY TR

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TT

DESCRIPTION CODE

TUVALU TV

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TW

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA TZ

UKRAINE UA

UGANDA UG

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA US

URUGUAY UY

UZBEKISTAN UZ

HOLY SEE VA

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES VC

VENEZUELA VE

VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH VG

VIRGIN ISLANDS (US) VI

VIET NAM VN

VANUATU VU

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION(IB OF) WO

SAMOA WS

YEMEN YE

YUGOSLAVIA YU

SOUTH AFRICA ZA

ZAMBIA ZM

ZIMBABWE ZW

Nauru

NR017

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