LAWS OF MALAWI Patents Cap. 49:02 (Subsidiary) 26. Patents Tribunal Rules The Taxing Officer may, without filing any formal documents, submit any point arising at a taxation for decision by the Chairman in chambers, and it shall be competent for the Taxing Officer and for the legal practitioners who appears at the taxation to appear before the Chairman respecting such point. Reference to Chairman chambers. in of PART V GENERAL 27. The hearing of any application or other matter before the Tribunal may from time to time be adjourned upon such terms as the Tribunal thinks fit. Adjournment proceedings. 28. (1) Except as provided in sub-rule (2) every hearing before the Tribunal shall be in Blantyre. Place of hearing. (2) One or more of the parties may, not later than fourteen days before the date approved for the hearing, apply to the Tribunal to conduct the hearing at some other place in Malawi. The Tribunal may, in its discretion and subject to such conditions as to notice and costs as it thinks fit, conduct the hearing at the place named in the application. (3) Where an application under subrule (2) is not made by all the parties to the proceedings, the Tribunal shall not decide the application without giving the parties an opportunity to be heard. 29. The forms referred to in these Rules are those set out in the First Schedule and such forms shall be used in all cases to which they are applicable and may be modified as directed by the Chairman. 30. The Tribunal fees prescribed in the Second Registrar at the Office. 31. (1) Upon receipt of any document chargeable with any fees payable in terms of these Rules the Registrar of Patents shall endorse upon the original of such document the amount of the fees paid and the date of payment. (2) 32. Schedule shall be paid to the Fees. Endorsement of fee on document chargeable. The Registrar of Patents shall refuse to accept any document in respect of which a fee is payable under these Rules, unless the appropriate fee accompanied such document. The form of oath to be taken by assessors shall be as follows:Ty eee cece ecee cent eee eect eeaeeeaes Hereby declare that I will to the best of my ability faithfully and diligently discharge any duties as assessor without favour, fear or prejudice. 33. Forms. The remuneration of assessors attending the Tribunal shall be that payable to assessors attending the High Court in criminal matters. 78 Oath to be taken by assessors appointed under section 79. Remuneration assessors. of