S.I. No. 56/1954 - Industrial Property (Amendment) Rules (No. 7), 1954.

S.I. No. 56 of 1954.

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (AMENDMENT) RULES (NO. 7), 1954.

I, SEÁN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Acts, 1927 to 1949, hereby make the following Rules :—

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Industrial Property (Amendment) Rules (No. 7), 1954.

(2) The Industrial Property Rules, 1927 to 1939, the Industrial Property Rules, 1927 (Amendment) Rules, 1950 ( S.I. No. 55 of 1950 ), and these Rules may be cited together as the Industrial Property Rules, 1927 to 1954.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Rules.

3.—(1) In these Rules, " the Principal Rules " means the Industrial Property Rules, 1927 ( S. R. & O. No. 78 of 1927 ).

(2) These Rules shall be construed as one with the Principal Rules.

4. These Rules shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1954.

5.—(1) An application for a patent shall be in Form No. 1 or Form No. 2 (as may be appropriate) in the Schedule to these Rules.

(2) Rule 23 of the Principal Rules and Forms No. 1 and No. 2 in the First Schedule thereto are hereby revoked.

6. A claim to priority under section 152 of the Act in respect of a previous application in a foreign state may be made at any time within two months after the date of the application under these Rules, provided the claim is made within twelve months after the date of such previous application.

7.—(1) An application shall be taken to have been duly made on the date thereof, even though accompanied by one copy only of the specification and drawings required by Rule 24 of the Principal Rules, if the second copy thereof is submitted within three months.

(2) This period shall not be capable of being enlarged under Rule 19 of the Principal Rules.

8.—(1) One copy of the specification shall be signed by the applicant or his authorised agent.

(2) The last sentence in Rule 29 of the Principal Rules is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

FORM NO. 1.

APPLICATION FOR PATENT

I/We request that the patent may be granted as a (4) ............................................................ ...............................

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(6)............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ 

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Dated this............day of.............................. 19......

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List of document accompanying this application

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P.24 Delete where not applicable or required.

N.B.

INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Give the following particulars :

(a) When this form is signed by the applicant(s) here insert his/their first names, surname(s) full address(es) and nationality(ies), or the name and full address where the applicant is not a physical person.

(b) When the form is signed by a nominee of the applicant(s) here insert the first names, surname and full address of the nominee. Note : Nominees cannot apply in certain countries.

(2) In the case (1) (b), insert here the particulars at (1) (a).

(3) Here insert particulars of the assignment or other document.

(4) Here indicate the nature of the protection applied for, e.g., independent patent, patent of importation, patent for an improvement, patent or certificate of addition.

(5) In the case of a divisional application or where otherwise applicable, insert here the number of the related patent, or, where the related patent application is still pending, the number and date of such application.

(6) Insert here, where necessary, any other relevant particulars such as the authorisation of an agent in the country in which the application is made, or, if no such agent is appointed, an address for service in that country.

SCHEDULE

FORM NO. 2.

CONVENTION APPLICATION FOR PATENT

I/We the undersigned (1)............................................................ ............................................................ .................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

hereby declare that (an) application(s) for protection for an invention or inventions has(ve) been made in the following country(ies) on the following date(s), namely :—

in ............................................................ ........................... on ............................................................ .......................

by ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

in ............................................................ ........................... on ............................................................ ....................

by ............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................................

and that the said application or each of the said application was the first application in a Convention country.

I am//We are the assignee(s) of the said............................................................ ...............................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...... or the personal representative(s) of the said............................................................ ..........................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ....... by virtue of (3)............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................

I/We request that a patent may be granted with priority founded on the above-mentioned application(s) in a Convention country(ies) for the invention described in the accompanying specification (and drawings) and entitled............................................................ ......................................................

I/We request that the patent may be granted as a (4)............................................................ ..........................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ 

(6)............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......

Dated this ............ day of .............................. 19......

............................................................ .........

List of documents accompanying this application :

......................................................

.....................................................

.....................................................

N.B. Delete where not applicable or required.

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INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Give the following particulars :

(a) When this form is signed by the applicant(s), here insert his/their first names, surname(s), full address(es) and nationality(ies), or the name and full address where the applicant is not a physical person.

(b) When the form is signed by a nominee of the applicant(s) here insert the first names, surname and full address of the nominee. Note : Nominees cannot apply in certain countries.

(2) In the case (1) (b), insert here the particulars at (1) (a).

(3) Here insert particulars of the assignment or other document.

(4) Here indicate the nature of the protection applied for, e.g., independent patent, patent of importation, patent for an improvement, patent or certificate of addition.

(5) In the case of a divisional application or where otherwise applicable, insert here the number of the related patent, or, where the related patent application is still pending, the number and date of such application.

(6) Insert here, where necessary, any other relevant particulars such as the authorisation of an agent in the country in which the application is made, or, if no such agent is appointed, an address for service in that country.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 22nd day of March, 1954.

SEAN F. LEMASS.