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Code Of Intellectual Property Act (No. 52 of 1979) - Sect 74

Filing date

74.
(1) The Registrar shall record as the filing date the date of receipt of the application :
(2) Where the Registrar finds that, at the time of receipt of the application, the provisions of subsection (1) are not fulfilled, he shall request the applicant to file the required correction.
(3) Where the applicant complies with the request referred to in subsection (2), the Registrar shall record as the filing date the date of receipt of the required correction ; where the applicant does not so comply the Registrar shall treat the application as null and void.
(4) Where the application refers to drawings which in fact are not included in the application, the Registrar shall request the applicant to furnish the missing drawings.
(5) Where the applicant complies with the request referred to in subsection (4), the Registrar shall record as the filing date the date of receipt of the missing drawings; where the applicant does not so comply the Registrar shall record as the filing date the date of receipt of the application and shall make no reference to the said drawings.


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