Industrial Property Regulations, 2002 (10) The request shall not include anything that is not provided for in Form IP 3 or that is not required or allowed under the Act or these Regulations. (11) The Managing Director shall require the applicant to delete anything included contrary to paragraph (10). Description. 13. (1) This Regulation applies with respect to a description referred to in section 34(1)(b) of the Act. (2) In addition to the requirements under section 34(5) of the Act, the description shall — (a) state the title of the invention; (b) specify the technical field to which the invention relates; (c) indicate the background art which, as far as it is known to the applicant, can be regarded as useful for the understanding, searching and examination of the invention; and (d) indicate how the invention is industrially applicable. Claims. 14. (1) This Regulation applies with respect to claims referred to in section 34(1)(c) of the Act. (2) In defining, under section 34(6) of the Act, the matter for which protection is sought, a claim shall set out — (a) the technical features that are necessary to define the subject matter of the invention but that are part of the prior art; and (b) the technical features that, in combination with the features referred to in subparagraph (a), define that for which protection is sought. 6

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