Section 78G
Filing of an international application
An international application shall be filed by submitting to the Patent Registration Office a request in the form as determined by the Registrar together with a description, one or more claims, drawings, if any, and an abstract in the form as specified in the Treaty.
(1A)
An international application shall be filed in the English language.
(2)
The request shall contain—
(a)
a petition to the effect that the international application be processed according to the Treaty;
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(b)
the designation of the State or States in which protection for the invention is desired;
(c)
the name, nationality and residence of the applicant;
(d)
the name and the place of business of the applicant’s agent, if any;
(e)
the title of the invention; and
(f)
the name and address of the inventor.
(2A)
An international application which has been accorded an international filing date shall have the effect of a patent application under this Act if the application designates Malaysia for the purpose of obtaining a patent under this Act and the international filing date shall be considered to be the filing date for the purposes of Parts IVA and VI.