C.703 (2) Where any corrections or other documents are later filed on different dates, the Registrar shall mark the actual dates of receipt for any documents which are later filed with him or her or for which any corrections were made in the appropriate place of the application for the grant of the patent. (3) The application number allocated under subregulation (1) shall be quoted in all subsequent communications concerning the application. 5. (1) A description shall first state the title of the invention as it appears in the application for a patent and shall — (a) specify the technical field to which the invention relates; (b) indicate the background art which, as far as known to the applicant, can be regarded as useful for the understanding, searching and examination of the invention, and, where necessary, cite the documents reflecting such art; (c) disclose the invention in such terms that it can be understood and state its advantageous effects, if any, with reference to the background art; (d) briefly describe the figures in the drawings, if any; (e) set out, in terms of examples and with reference to drawings, where appropriate, at least one mode contemplated by the applicant for carrying out the invention; and (f) indicate explicitly, when it is not obvious from the description or nature of the invention, the way in which the invention is industrially applicable and the way in which it can be made or used. (2) The manner and order specified in subregulation (1) shall be followed except where, because of the nature of the invention, a different manner or a different order would result in a better understanding and a more concise presentation. 6. (1) Where there are several claims forming part of an application for a patent, they shall be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. (2) One or more claims forming part of an application for a patent, shall be fully supported by the description and the drawings. (3) Whenever appropriate, a claim shall contain — (a) a statement indicating those technical features of the invention which are necessary for the definition of the invention but which, in combination, are part of the prior art; and (b) a characterising portion, preceded by the words “characterised in that”, “characterised by”, “wherein the improvement comprises” or any other words to the same effect stating concisely the description which, in combination with the features stated under (a), it is desired to protect. (4) Where the application for a patent contains drawings, the technical features mentioned in the claims shall, where necessary, be followed by the reference signs relating to such features; and where reference signs are used they shall be placed between parentheses. (5) Where the inclusion of reference signs under subregulation (4) does not facilitate quicker understanding of a claim, such signs shall not be made. (6) A claim submitted after the filing date of an application for a patent and which is not identified with the other claims previously filed in the application shall, at the choice of the applicant, be submitted either as an amended claim or as a new claim. (7) A claim submitted after the filing date of an application for a patent shall not contain anything new or that was not disclosed before. Description Claims