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Part 2 · Administration

4. Registrar of Patents and other officers

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(1)

There is to be a Registrar of Patents who has the chief control of the Registry of Patents.

(2)

There is to be one or more Deputy Registrars of Patents who, subject to the control of the Registrar, have all the powers and functions of the Registrar under this Act, other than the powers of the Registrar under section 5.

(3)

There is to be one or more Assistant Registrars of Patents.

(4)

The Registrar and all the other officers under this section must be appointed by the Minister.

Report

Part 3

Patentability

Part 4

Right to Apply for and Obtain Patent

Part 5

Applications for Patents

Part 6

Procedure for Grant of Patent

Part 7

Provisions as to Patents After Grant

Part 8

Property in Patents and Applications for Patents and Registration

Part 9

Employees’ Inventions

Part 10

Contracts as to Patented Products

Part 11

Licences of Right and Compulsory Licences

Part 12

Use of Patented Inventions for Services of Government

Part 13

Infringement of Patents

Part 14

Revocation of Patents and Validity Proceedings

Part 15

Amendments of Patents and Applications

Part 16

International Applications for Patents

Part 17

Legal Proceedings

Part 18

Offences

Part 19

Patent Agents and Foreign Patent Agents

Part 20

Miscellaneous and General

Schedules