JuriSTEP SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 5. The inventions contrary to the good customs or to public order shall not be patented. Article 4 Right of Patent 1. The right of patent belongs to the inventor. 2. If several persons have jointly worked in an invention, the right of Patent belongs to all of them jointly. 3. If several persons have come to the same Invention independently from one another, the right of patent belongs to who has presented the application, which date of priority validly claimed is older, as long as the application is not abandoned or rejected. 4. The right of patent can be assigned or transferred mortis causa. 5. If the invention was made by an employee under a labour contract, the right of patent for that invention belongs to the employer, except if the contract provides otherwise. 6. The inventor is mentioned as such in the patent, except a special statement addressed to the Director of the Administration of Intellectual Property indicates that the inventor does not wish to be mentioned. Any promise or any commitment executed by the inventor with anyone to make such statement does not have legal effect. Article 5 Application for patent 1. The application for a patent is deposited before the National Service for Intellectual Property and shall include a request, a description, one or several claims, one or several drawings (when applicable) and a summary. The deposit of the application is subject to fee. 2. a) The application shall include the request for the patent granting, the name of the depositor, the name of the inventor and, if applicable the name of the proxy, and the other mandatory information regarding the depositor, to the inventor and, if applicable to the proxy, as well as the title of the invention. b) If the depositor is not the inventor, the application shall be attached with a statement justifying the right of the depositor. 3. The description should disclose the invention in a complete and sufficiently clear allowing it to be evaluated and that a person with average knowledge in the field can perform it, and must notably mention a way of perform that the depositor knows. 4. a) The content of the claim, or claims, determines the wideness of the protection. The description and the designs can be used for interpret 5

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