e) Any invalidated patent, or claim or part of a claim, shall be regarded as null and void from the date of the grant of the patent, and shall be deemed as if it had never been granted. Any limitation shall be deemed to have existed from the applicable filing date. f) Any dispute over the right to the patent under Section 13.3 of this Act shall be heard by the court. An interested person may request the court to transfer the granted patent to him or to invalidate the patent. In case the interested person claims co-inventor-ship, he may request the court to have his name added as co-inventor and, where applicable, as co-holder of the corresponding patent. g) The final decision of the court shall be notified to the Director General who shall instruct the Registrar to record it and publish a reference thereto as prescribed. h) A patent may be surrendered by its holder. The surrender may be limited to one or more claims. §13.15. International Applications Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty Specific Meanings: for purposes of this Part, the expressions: “designate,” “designated office,” “elect,” “elected office,” “international application,” “international filing date,” “international preliminary examination”, “priority period” and “receiving office” have the same meanings as in the Patent Cooperation Treaty. §13.16. Filing Date and Effects of International application Designating Liberia An international application designating Liberia shall, subject to this section, be treated as an application for a patent filed under this Act having as its filing date the international filing date accorded under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. § 13.17. The Office as Receiving Office The Office shall act as a receiving office in respect of an international application filed with it by a resident or national of Liberia. § 13.18. Filing of International Applications with the Office An international application filed with the Office as receiving office shall be filed in English and the prescribed transmittal fee shall be paid to the Office. § 13.19. The Office as Designated Office The Office shall act as a designated office in respect of an international application in which Liberia is designated for the purposes of obtaining a national patent under this Act. 78