Regulation 33C. Conversion of applications. (PATENTS REGULATIONS 1986

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P.U.(A) 327/86
PATENTS REGULATIONS 1986

PART II - APPLICATION AND PROCEDURE FOR GRANT AND DURATION OF PATENT.

Regulation 33C. Conversion of applications.

(1) A request under section 17B (3) of the Act to convert an application for a patent into an application for a certificate for a utility innovation or to convert an application for a certificate for a utility innovation into an application for a patent shall be made to the Registrar on Form 5G together with the payment of the prescribed fee.

(2) Where a case for conversion has been made out to the satisfaction of the Registrar, he shall notify the person making the request in writing of that fact.

(3) Upon receipt of a notification under subregulation (2) , the person making the request shall, within one month from the date of the mailing of the notification, pay to the Registrar

(a) in the case of a request to convert an application for a patent into an application for a certificate for a utility innovation, the prescribed fee payable under regulation 45;

(b) in the case of a request to convert an application for a certificate for a utility innovation into an application for a patent, the prescribed fee payable under regulation 7.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that where an application has been converted in accordance with this regulation, the prescribed fee paid on the original application shall not be refundable.