Patents [No. 40 of 2016 815 the use of a micro-organism which cannot be sufficiently disclosed in the specification, in such a way as to enable the invention to be carried out by a person skilled in the art and such material is not available to the public, the specification shall be supplemented by a deposit of such material with an international depository institution established in accordance with the Budapest Treaty. 33. (1) An application for a grant of a patent may contain one or more claims which shall define, in a prescribed manner, the issues specified in subsection (2). Claim (2) A claim contained in an application for a grant of a patent shall— (a) define the subject matter of the invention for which the protection is sought; (b) be clear and concise; (c) be supported by the description of the invention or based on the matter described in the specification; and (d) relate to one invention only or to a group of inventions which are so linked as to form a single inventive concept. 34. (1) Where an applicant for a grant of a patent makes reference to drawings in a description or claim, such drawings shall accompany the application at the date of filing. Drawings (2) Where drawings referred to in subsection (1) are not submitted by the applicant at the time of filing the application, the Registrar shall notify the applicant to lodge such drawings within a period not exceeding three months from the date of notification. (3) If an applicant does not comply with the notification referred to in subsection (2), the Registrar shall proceed with processing the application and the drawings referred to in the description or claim shall be considered to be non-existent. 35. An abstract shall consist of a summary of a disclosure of an invention as contained in the description and shall merely serve the purpose of providing technical information and not as an interpretation of the scope of the protection sought. 36. (1) An application for a grant of a patent shall relate to one invention only or to a group of inventions so linked as to form a single general inventive concept. (2) Where several independent inventions, which do not form a single general inventive concept, are claimed in one application, the Registrar may require that the application for the grant of a patent be restricted to a single invention. Abstract Unity of invention

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