South Africa:
Mozambique Patent Office Takes Steps To Implement Substantive Examination
03 June 2020
Adams & Adams
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The Mozambique Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) recently
published a notice clarifying provisions relating to substantive
examination of patent applications which were introduced in Article
69 of the new IP Code, which came into force on 31 March 2016.
The notice issued by the IPI states that with effect from 15 May
2020, it is necessary to file a formal request for substantive
examination and attend to payment of the fee for examination within
36 months from the priority date, or, where no priority is claimed,
from the Mozambique filing date.
Failure to file the request for examination within the specified
period will lead to lapsing of the application.
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