16 CAP. 400] Patents (a) a person claiming to be the inventor of the invention who owns the invention in respect of Zambia; (b) an assignee; (c) a person entitled under subsection (1) of section eight; (el) the legal representative of any person who immediately before his death or disability was entitled to make such application; and may be made by any above-mentioned person either alone or jointly with any other person. . (As amended by G.N. No. 185 of 1964) Fonn of application 12. (1) Every application for a patent shall­ (a) be made in the prescribed form, which must be signed by the applicant or by a person authorised to sign on his behalf; (b) be lodged at the Patent Office in the prescribed manner; (c) state an address for service in Zambia to which all notices and communications may be sent; and (el) in so far as they are not already stated for the purposes of paragraph (c), state the full postal, residential and business addresses of the applicant. (2) An assignee or legal representative making or joining in an application shall furnish such proof of title or authority as the Registrar may require or as may be prescribed. (3) Every application form shall­ (a) state that the applicant owns the invention in respect of Zambia; (b) give the full name of the inventor, and (c) where the inventor is not the applicant or one of the appli­ cants, contain a declaration that the applicant believes him to be the inventor. (4) Every convention application, in addition to the requirements set out in subsection (3), shall state­ (a) the convention country in which such application for pro­ tection was made; (b) its number; (c) the effective date of such application; and (el) the respect in which the applicant in the convention coun­ try and in Zambia qualifies under Article 2 or 3 of the Convention. (As amended by G.N. No. 185 of 1964)

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