Act 3 Industrial Property Act 2014 Ministry responsible for finance, make such payment by way of compensation to the applicant, as appears to be reasonable having regard to the inventive merit and utility of the invention, the purpose for which it is designed and any other relevant circumstances. (7) Where the applicant is dissatisfied with the amount of compensation paid to him or her under subsection (6), he or she may appeal to the court. (8) Where a patent is granted in response to an application in respect of which directions have been given under this section, no renewal fees shall be payable in respect of any period during which those directions remain in force. (9) A person who fails to comply with a direction under this section commits an offence and is on conviction, liable to a fine not exceeding forty eight currency points or imprisonment not exceeding two years or both. 15. Restriction on applications abroad by residents of Uganda. (1) Subject to this section, a person resident in Uganda shall not without written authority granted by the registrar, file or cause to be filed outside Uganda, an application for a patent, unless— (a) an application for a patent for the same invention has been filed with the registrar not less than six weeks before the filing of the application outside Uganda; and (b) no directions have been given under section 14 in relation to the application in Uganda or any such directions given have been revoked. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an application for a patent for an invention in respect of which an application for a patent has first been filed in a country outside Uganda by a person resident outside Uganda. 19