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ANNEXURE 1
PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES FOR A PATENTS BILL
PART I INTRODUCTORY
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PART II
APPLICATIONS
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Who may apply
Request to record a European Patent Application (EPA)
Minimum requirements to obtain a date of request
Issue of receipt by Registrar
Preliminary examination as to minimum requirements of the request to record
Making good minimum requirements of the request to record
Examination as to formal requirements of the request to record
Making good deficiencies in formal requirements of the request to record
Failure to make good deficiencies in formal requirements of the request to record
Entry of request to record on register and publication
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Provision for request to record in the event of a divisional application
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Application for grant of a HK Patent
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