The Industrial Property Act, 2001 patent 26 issued to the applicant in the prescribed form. (2) Every patent granted under subsection (1) shall be registered, and sh all, as soon as reasonably practicable, be published by the Managing Director in the manner prescribed in the regulations. Register of Patents 46. (1) The Managing Director shall maintain a register in which all patents granted under this Act shall be recorded and numbered in the order of grant, and, in respect of each patent, where appropriate, its lapse for non -payment of annual fees and all transactions to be recorded by virtue of this Act. (2) Any person may, during working hours, inspect the register maintained under subsection (1) and may, subject to the payment of the prescribed fee and any regulations made under this section, obtain extracts therefrom. (3) The details concerning the register shall be prescribed by the regulations. Appeals 47.The applicant may appeal to the Tribunal against any decision by which the Managing Director accords a filing date, rejects the application, treats the application as if it had not been filed, considers any of the claims to be withdrawn or refuses to grant a patent. PART VI - INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS Interpretation of Part VI 48.For the purposes of this Part: “International application” means an international application filed in accordance with the Patent Co-operation Treaty and the Regulations established thereunder; “Receiving Office, “designated Office,” “elected Office,” “international publication,” “international search report,” “international preliminary examination report,” and the words “to designate” and “to elect” have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Patent Co-operation Treaty. Further functions of the Institute 49. (1) The Institute shall act as a receiving Office where an international application is filed with it by a national or a resident of Kenya. (2) The Institute shall act as a designed Office or an elected Office in the case of any international application in which Kenya is designated or elected for a national patent. (3) The functions of the Institute under this Part shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Co-operation Treaty, the regulations made thereunder and the administrative instructions issued under the said regulations and with the provisions of this Act and the regulations pertaining thereto. Provided that in case of conflict, the provisions of the Patent Co-operation Treaty, the regulations and the administrative instructions issued thereunder