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References by co-proprietors under section 20(1)(b)

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—(1) A reference under section 20(1)(b) shall be made on Patents Form 2 and shall be accompanied by a statement setting out fully the nature of the question, the facts relied upon by the co-proprietor making the reference and the order he is seeking.(2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the reference and statement to —(a)each co-proprietor who is not a party to the reference and who has not otherwise indicated, in writing, his consent to the making of the order sought;(b)any person to whom it is alleged in the reference that any right in or under an application for a patent should be transferred or granted;(c)any person (not being a party to the reference) who is shown in the register as having a right in or under the patent application;(d)any person (not being a party to the reference) who has given notice to the Registrar of a relevant transaction, instrument or event; and(e)every person who has been identified in the application for the patent or a statement filed under section 24(2)(a) as being, or being believed to be, the inventor or joint inventor of the invention.(3) Any person who receives a copy of the reference and statement and who wishes to oppose the order sought may, within 2 months from the date of the Registrar’s letter forwarding copies of the reference and statement, file a counter-statement on Form HC6 setting out fully the grounds of his opposition.(4) The Registrar shall, as appropriate, send a copy of any counter-statement to —(a)each co-proprietor who is a party to the reference; and(b)any person to whom a copy of the reference and statement were sent pursuant to paragraph (2).(5) Any person who receives a copy of the counter-statement may, within 2 months from the date of the Registrar’s letter forwarding such copy, file evidence in support of his case and shall send a copy of the evidence so filed to the co-proprietor making the reference and to each person who has filed a counter-statement.(6) Any person entitled to receive a copy of the evidence filed under paragraph (5) may, within 2 months from the date of receipt of the copy of such evidence or, if no such evidence is filed, within 2 months from the expiration of the period within which it could have been filed, file evidence in support of his case and shall send a copy of the evidence so filed to each of the other parties listed in paragraph (4).(7) Any person who receives a copy of the evidence filed under paragraph (6) may, within 2 months from the date of receipt of the copy of such evidence, file further evidence confined to matters strictly in reply and shall, as appropriate, send a copy of the evidence so filed to the parties listed in paragraph (4).(8) No further evidence shall be filed by any party except with permission or by direction of the Registrar.(9) The Registrar may give such directions as he may think fit with regard to any aspect of the procedure for the reference.

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