LAWS OF MALAWI Patents (Subsidiary) (4) Cap. 49:02 Patents Regulations After hearing the applicant, or without a hearing if the applicant has not attended or has notified that he does not desire to he heard, the Registrar may direct or permit such amendment of the specification as will be to his satisfaction, and may refuse to accept the specification unless such amendment is made within such period as he may fix. 20. An application for extension of time for accepting a complete specification shall be given in form No. 9 Extension of time under section 20. 21. A notice under the proviso to section 21(1) of the Act requesting postponement of the acceptance of a complete specification to a date, not being later than eighteen months from the date of lodging of the application, shall be given in form No. 10. Extension of time under section 21. 22. (1) When notice of acceptance of a complete specification has been given by the Registrar in terms of Section 21(2) of the Act the applicant shall advise the acceptance in the Gazette within one month of the date of such acceptance or within such further time as the Registrar may allow. (2) 23. Publication acceptance. of Inspection application, specification drawings. of At any time prior to the publication of the acceptance of a complete specification the Registrar may, if he thinks fit, on application made in form No. 11, cancel such acceptance. The fee for inspecting an application, specification and drawings shall be as set out in item 50 of the First Schedule. and PART IV OPPOSITION TO GRANT OF PATENT 24. A notice of opposition to the grant of a patent shall be given in form No. 12. 25. The period within which a counter-statement may be lodged by the applicant shall be two months from the date of receipt by him of the notice of opposition. If such counter-statement is not lodged within the said period or within such further period as the Registrar may allow the application shall be deemed to be abandoned. 26. The objector may within two months form the receipt of the copy of the counter-statement file evidence in accordance with section 65 of the Act in support of his case and shall serve on the applicant a copy thereof. 27. Within two months from the receipt of the copy of the objector’s evidence or, if the objector does not file any evidence, within two months from the expiration of the time within which the objector’s evidence might have been filed, the applicant may file evidence in accordance with section 65 of the Act in support of his case and shall serve on the objector a copy of the evidence; and within two months from the receipt of the copy of the applicant’s evidence the objector may file evidence confined to matters strictly in reply and shall serve on the applicant a copy of the evidence. 100 Notice opposition. of Counter-statement. Filing of evidence by objector. Filing of evidence by applicant.