d) If the Director General finds that the conditions for the right of priority or the requirements for claiming priority have not been fulfilled, the declaration claiming priority shall be considered not to have been made. §13.8. Information Concerning Corresponding Foreign Applications for Patents a) The applicant shall indicate in the patent application the date and number of any application filed abroad (“foreign application”) by him or by his predecessor in title relating to the same or essentially the same invention as that claimed in the application filed in Liberia. b) The applicant shall, at the request of the Director General, provide a copy of the patent granted on the basis of the foreign application, accompanied by a translation into English if required, relating to any of the foreign applications referred to in subsection (a) of this Section, as indicated by the Director General: c) The applicant shall provide the following documents, within sixty days from having received notice thereof, accompanied by a translation into English if required, relating to any of the foreign applications referred to in subsection (a) of this Section, as indicated by the Director General: i. a copy of any communication received by the applicant concerning the results of any search or examination carried out in respect of the foreign application; ii. a copy of any final decision rejecting the foreign application or refusing the grant requested in the foreign application. iii. a copy of any final decision invalidating the patent granted on the basis of the foreign application referred to in subsection (a) of this Section. §13.9. Filing Date; Publication; Opposition; Examination a) The filing date of a patent application shall be the earliest date on which the application contains at least the following: i. an express or implicit indication that the granting of a patent is sought; ii. indications allowing the identity of the applicant to be established; iii. a part, which, on the face of it, appears to be a description of an invention. b) If the Director General finds that the application did not fulfill, at the time of receipt, the requirements referred to in subsection (a) of this Section, he/she shall notify the applicant inviting him to file the required correction within two months from the date of notification. If the correction is made in due time, the filing date shall be the date of receipt of the required correction; otherwise the application shall be treated as if it had not been filed. 71