Section 6
Section 17b of the principal Act is amended—
of Patents (Amendment) Act 2022
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 6 of 69
Section 6
(a)
by substituting for subsection (4) the following subsection:
“(4) A request for conversion under this section shall be filed with the Registrar within the prescribed period.”; and
(b)
by inserting after subsection (4) the following subsection:
“(4a) Without prejudice to the power of the Registrar to allow conversion, the prescribed period referred to in subsection (4) shall not be extended under section 82.”.