Section 31
Grant of patent
The grant of a patent shall not be refused and a patent shall not be invalidated on the ground that the performance of any act in respect of the claimed invention is prohibited by any law or regulation,
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except where the performance of that act would be contrary to public order or morality.
(2)
Where the Registrar is satisfied that the application complies with sections 23, 29 and 30, he shall grant the patent and shall forthwith—
(a)
issue to the applicant a certificate of grant of the patent and a copy of the patent together with a copy of the Examiner’s final report; and
(b)
record the patent in the Register.
(2A)
Where two or more persons have separately and independently made the same invention and each of them has made an application for a patent having the same priority date, a patent may be granted on each application.
(3)
As soon as possible thereafter the Registrar shall—
(a)
cause to be published in the Official Journal a reference to the grant of the patent; and
(b)
make available to the public, on payment of the prescribed fee, copies of the patent.
(4)
The patent shall be deemed to be granted on the date that the
Registrar performs the acts referred to in subsection (2).