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The description shall also include in a clear manner the new elements for which the applicant
seeks protection accompanied, where necessary, by an illustrative drawing of the invention.
Where the invention involves biological, plant or animal product, or traditional medicinal,
agricultural, industrial or handicraft knowledge, cultural or environmental heritage, the inventor
should have acquired the sources in a legitimate manner.
Where the invention involves micro-organisms, the applicant shall disclose the identity of
such organisms and deposit a live culture thereof with the authority designated in the Regulations.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 38 of this Law, the applicant shall, in all cases,
provide full data and information on any applications relating to the same invention or its subject
matter, that he previously filed abroad, as well as the outcome of such applications.
The Regulations shall determine the required annexes to be attached to the patent application,
the time limits for their submission and as well as the conditions justifying its refusal.
Article 14
The Patent Office may, as stipulated in the Regulations, require the applicant to make any
amendments or complements which it shall deem necessary to comply with the provisions of Article
13. If the applicant fails to comply within three months of notification, he shall be considered as
having withdrawn his application.
The applicant may, within 30 days and in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the
Regulations, appeal such request by the Patent Office before the Committee provided for in article
36.
Article 15
The applicant may, at any time, before the publication of application acceptance, present a
request to amend the description or the drawing of the invention, with an indication as to the nature
of and reasons for such an amendment, provided that such amendment shall not effect the substance
of the invention. In this connection, the same procedure as that for patent application shall apply.
Article 16
The Patent Office shall examine the patent application and its annexes in order to ascertain
that the invention is new, involves an inventive step and is industrially applicable, in conformity
with the provisions of Articles 1,2 and 3 of this Law.
Where the invention satisfies the aforementioned conditions, and where the conditions
provided for in Articles 12 and 13 are fulfilled in the patent application, the Patent Office shall
publish the application acceptance, in the Patent Gazette, in the manner prescribed in the
Regulations.