Section 20: Power of Controller to require certain information and documents relating to

20. Power of Controller to require certain information and documents relating to foreign application.—(1) The applicant shall, when required by the Controller, furnish him with the date and number of any application for a patent filed by him abroad, hereinafter referred to as foreig n application, relating to the same or essentially the same invention as that claimed in the application filed in Pakistan. (2) The applicant shall, when required by the Controller, furnish him with the following documents relating to one of the foreign applications referred to in sub­section (1), namely:— (i) a copy of any communication received by the applicant concerning the results of any search or examination carried out in respect of the foreign application; (ii) a copy of the patent granted on the basis of the foreign application; and (iii) a copy of any final decision rejecting the foreign application. (3) The applicant shall, when required by the Controller, furnish him with a copy of any final decision invalidating the patent granted on the basis of foreign application referred to in sub­section (1).

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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