Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978)RegulationsPatent Regulations, 1978Chapter 1 : Procedure in the patent officeExamination |
| 40. | Any application accompanied by a provisional specification shall be examined to ensure that the documents lodged are legible and capable of reproduction. |
| 41. | The registrar shall examine the application accompanied by a complete specification in order to ensure that it complies with the prescribed formalities. |
| 42. | The applicant shall remedy any defect or comply with any direction under regulation 18, 22(2), 40 or 41 within a period of three months or, subject to the provisions of section 40 of the Act, within such further period as the registrar may on request allow. |
| 43. | If an applicant fails to comply with a direction under regulation 42 within the prescribed time or any extension thereof, the application may be treated as being abandoned and the applicant may request the return of the documents on Form P4, provided that such documents do not relate to documents which are open to public inspection in terms of section 43(3) of the Act. |