LAWS OF MALAWI Patents (Subsidiary) Cap. 49:02 Patents Regulations FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE THIRD SCHEDULE PATENTS REGULATIONS Under s. 96 PRELIMINARY 1. G.N. 251/1957 (F) 206/1959 (F) 363/1960 (F) 203/1962 (F) 5/1964 (M) 166/1967 71/1992 These Regulations may be cited as the Patents Regulations. Citation. 2. In these Regulations, unless inconsistent with the context: “agent” means a patent agent registered as such in terms of section 68 of the Act, and includes a legal practitioner; Interpretation “Office” means the Patent Office; “Tribunal” means the Patents Tribunal PART I APPLICATION FOR PATENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS 3. (1) An application, other than a convention application, shall be made in form No. 1. (2) A convention application shall be made in form No. 2. (3) An application for a patent of addition shall be made in form No. 3. (4) An application in terms of section 31(2) of the Act for the grant of a patent of addition instead of an independent patent shall be made in form No. 4. (5) Every application (other than a convention application) shall be accompanied by either a provisional specification in duplicate in form No. 5 or a complete specification in duplicate in form No. 6; and every convention application shall be accompanied by a complete specification in duplicate in form No. 6. 95 Appropriate application forms to be used.