23.
Any amendment pursuant to section 15(2) of the Act shall be made in the form specified
in the Fourth Schedule, together with the payment of the appropriate fee specified in the
First Schedule.
24.
(1)
The Controller shall, on receipt of an application for a patent, mark on each
document making up the application, the actual date of receipt and the
application number as per the following format "MU/P/X/Y", where "X" is the
last 2 numbers of the year in which the initial documents were received and "Y"
is a five-digit number allotted in the sequential order in which applications for
registration are received.
(2)
Where any correction or other documents to be filed are received on different
dates, the Controller shall mark their actual date of receipt in the appropriate
place of the application for a patent.
(3)
The application number allotted under paragraph (1) shall be quoted in all
subsequent correspondence concerning the application.
25.
(1)
The Controller shall examine whether the application complies with section 18 of
(2)
Where the Controller considers that section 18 of the Act has not been complied
the Act.
with, or that the applicant has failed to include the required drawings, the
Controller shall request the applicant to make the necessary corrections or to
furnish the missing documents, as appropriate.
(3)
A request under paragraph (2) shall (a)
(a)
be in the form specified in the Fifth Schedule;
(b)
(b)
specify the correction to be made or the filing of any missing
drawing;
(c)
(c)
state the fees to be paid, if any; and