LAWS OF MALAWI Patents (Subsidiary) 15. Cap. 49:02 Patents Regulations (b) Each line shall be firmly and evenly drawn, sharply defined, and of the same strength throughout; (c) Section lines, lines for effect, and shading lines shall be as few as possible, and shall not be closely drawn; (d) Shading lines shall not contrast excessively in thickness with the general lines of the drawing; (e) Sections and shading shall not be represented by solid black or washes; (f) They shall be on a scale sufficiently large to show the invention clearly, and only so much of the apparatus, machine or article may appear as effects this purpose. (g) If the scale is given, it shall be drawn and not denoted by words, and no dimensions may be marked on the drawings; (h) Where convenient, the figures shall be drawn in an upright position in regard to the top and bottom of the sheet; (i) Subject to any special directions of the Registrar in any particular case, reference letters and numerals and index letters and numerals used in conjunction therewith shall be bold, distinct and not less than ⅛ inch in height; the same letters or numerals shall be used in different views of the same parts; and where the reference letters or numerals are shown outside the parts referred to they shall be connected with the said parts by fine lines. (1) Drawings shall bear:- (2) Identification drawings. (a) Tin the left-hand top corner the name of the applicant and, in the case of drawings lodged with a complete specification after one or more provisional specifications, the numbers and years of the applications; (b) In the right-hand top corner the number of sheets of drawings sent and the consecutive number of each sheet, and the words “original” or “true copy”, as the case may require; (c) In the right-hand bottom corner applicant or his agent. the signature of the The title of the invention shall not appear on the drawings. 98 of