Act 3 Industrial Property Act 2014 (3) A person who files or causes to be filed an application for the grant of a patent in contravention of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding forty eight currency points or imprisonment not exceeding two years or both. (4) In this section— (a) a reference to an application for a patent includes a reference to an application for other protection for an invention; and (b) a reference to either kind of application is a reference to an application under this Act, under the law of any country other than Uganda or under any international treaty or convention to which Uganda is a party. 16. Patents relating to micro-biological processes or products. (1) Where an invention concerns a micro-biological process or the product of that process and involves the use of a micro-organism which is not available to the public and which cannot be described in the patent application in such a manner as to enable the invention to be carried out by a person skilled in the art, the invention shall only be regarded as disclosed if— (a) a culture of the micro-organism has been deposited with a depository institution not later than the date of filing of the application; (b) the application as filed gives such relevant information as is available to the applicant on the characteristics of the micro-organism; and (c) the depository institution and the file number of the culture deposit are stated in the application. (2) The information referred to in subsection (1)(b) may be submitted within sixteen months after the date of filing of the application or, if priority is claimed, after the priority date. 20