Patents Act, 2003 (ACT 657)
Section 6: (1) The application shall relate to one invention only or to a group of inventions so linked as to form a single general inventive concept.
(2) The applicant may, up to the time when the application is in order for grant, amend the application, but the amendment shall not go beyond the disclosure in the initial application.
(3) The applicant may, up to the time when the application is in order for grant, divide the application into two or more applications namely divisional applications, but each divisional application shall not go beyond the disclosure in the initial application.
(4) Each divisional application is entitled to the filing date and, where applicable, the priority date of the initial application.
(5) The fact that a patent has been granted on an application that does not comply with the requirement of unity of invention under subsection (1) is not a ground for the invalidation of the patent.
Procedure to Follow
A Patent application is filed with the prescribed fees which must contain: a description, claims, abstract or drawings where applicable
The application is acknowledged with a filing date and application number
Power of attorney if applicable; where applicant is a foreigner or foreign entity based outside the jurisdiction
Formality examination is conducted by the Patent Registry to ensure that all the formal requirements in respect of fees and information required are provided
A Search and Substantive examination is subsequently conducted for the invention claimed in the application/ request
The application is Refused where it does not meet the patentability requirement as provided by the Patent Act
The application is Granted where it meets the patentability requirement in accordance with the Patent Act
The application is Published in the Industrial and Commercial Bulletin
A certificate is issued for the patent
In order to maintain the patent or patent application, an annual fee shall be paid in advance to the Registrar for each year, starting one year after the filling date of the application
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