Section 29
Preliminary examination
ActIn forceProvision 35 of 141
Section 29
(1)
Where an application for a patent has a filing date and is not withdrawn, the Registrar shall examine the application and determine whether it complies with the requirements of this Act and the regulations made under this Act which are designated by such regulations as formal requirements for the purposes of this Act.
(2)
If the Registrar, as a result of the examination under subsection (1), finds that not all the formal requirements are complied
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with, he shall give an opportunity to the applicant to make any observation on such finding and to amend the application within the prescribed period so as to comply with those requirements, and if the applicant fails to do so the Registrar may refuse the application.