Patents - 2. Application Procedure, Examination And Opposition

1. Application Procedure

The application for grant of patent has to be filed with the Patent Office (Section 35 para 1 Patent Act). The application must contain the request for grant of the patent, one or more patent claims, a description of the invention and any related drawings. It has to be noted that a patent application is limited to a single invention and that for each invention a separate application is required.

The patent application must disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete that it may be carried out by a person skilled in the art. After filing of the patent application the Patent Office undertakes a first examination to determine any obvious deficiencies. If the applicant does not remedy the deficiencies objected, the application will be rejected. After filing, the applicant may apply for a search for the publications which are to be considered in connection with the determination of patentability of the invention, to find out whether the