Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978)

Chapter VA : International applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty

43C. Patent office as receiving, designated and elected Office
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The patent office shall  be

(a)the receiving Office in respect of an international application lodged at it by a person who is a resident or national of the Republic;
(b)the designated Office in respect of an international application designating the Republic;
(c)the elected Office, if an applicant in an international application designating the Republic elects the Republic for the purposes of an international preliminary examination under Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

 

[Section 43C inserted by section 38 of Act No. 38 of 1997.]