Magyar közlöny, 2002. december (162-166. szám)

2002-12-25 / 162. szám

9468 b) The applicant’s nationality shall be indicated by the name of the State of which he is a national. c) The applicant’s residence shall be indicated by the name of the State of which he is a resident. d) The request may, for different designated States, indicate different applicants. In such a case, the request shall indicate the applicant or applicants for each designated State or group of designated States. e) Where the applicant is registered with the national Office that is acting as receiving Office, the request may indicate the number or other indication under which the applicant is so registered. 4.6 The Inventor a) Where Rule 4.1 a) (v) or c) (i) applies, the request shall indicate the name and address of the inventor or, if there are several inventors, of each of them. b) If the applicant is the inventor, the request, in lieu of the indication under paragraph a), shall contain a statement to that effect. c) The request may, for different designated States, indicate different persons as inventors where, in this respect, the requirements of the national laws of the designated States are not the same. In such a case, the request shall contain a separate statement for each designated State or group of States in which a particular person, or the same person, is to be considered the inventor, or in which particular persons, or the same persons, are to be considered the inventors. 4.7 The Agent a) Ifanagentis appointed, the request shall so indicate, and shall state the agent’s name and address. b) Where the agent is registered with the national Office that is acting as receiving Office, the request may indicate the number or other indication under which the agent is so registered. 4.8 Common Representative If a common representative is appointed, the request shall so indicate. 4.9 Designation of States a) Contracting States shall be designated in the request: (i) in the case of designations for the purpose of obtaining national patents, by an indication of each State concerned; (ii) in the case of designations for the purpose of obtaining a regional patent, by an indication that a regional patent is desired either for all Contracting States which are party to the regional patent treaty concerned or only for such Contracting States as are specified. b) The request may contain an indication that all designations which would be permitted under the Treaty, other than those made under paragraph a), are also made, provided that: (i) at least one Contracting State is designated under paragraph a), and (ii) the request also contains a statement that any designation made under this paragraph is subject to confirmation as provided in paragraph c) and that any designation which is not so confirmed before the expiration of 15 months from the priority date is to be regarded as withdrawn by the applicant at the expiration of that time limit. c) The confirmation of any designation made under paragraph b) shall be effected by (i) filing with the receiving Office a written notice containing an indication as referred to in paragraph a) (i) or (ii), and (ii) paying to the receiving Office the designation fee and the confirmation fee referred to in Rule 15.5 within the time limit under paragraph b) (ii). 4.10 Priority Claim a) Any declaration referred to in Article 8(1) („priority claim”) may claim the priority of one or more earlier applications filed either in or for any country party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property or in or for any Member of the World Trade Organization that is not party to that Convention. Any priority claim shall, subject to Rule 26bis.l, be made in the request; it shall consist of a statement to the effect that the priority of an.earlier application is claimed and shall indicate: (i) the date on which the earlier application was filed, being a date falling within the period of 12 months preceding the international filing date; (ii) the number of the earlier application; (Hi) where the earlier application is a national application, the country party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property or the Member of the World Trade Organization that is not party to that Convention in which it was filed; (iv) where the earlier application is a regional application, the authority entrusted with the granting of regional patents under the applicable regional patent treaty; (v) where the earlier application is an international application, the receiving Office with which it was filed. b) In addition to any indication required under paragraph a) (iv) or (v): (i) where the earlier application is a regional application or an international application, the priority claim may indicate one or more countries party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property for which that earlier application was filed; (ii) where the earlier application is a regional application and at least one of the countries party to the regional patent treaty is neither party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property nor a Member of the World Trade Organization, the priority claim shall indicate at least one country party to that 2002/162. szám MAGYAR KÖZLÖNY

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