PART 2APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS
International exhibitions
International exhibitions5
1
The statement mentioned in section 2(4)(c) that an invention has been displayed at an international exhibition must be in writing.
2
The prescribed period for the purposes of section 2(4)(c) is four months beginning with the date of filing.
3
But paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply where rule 67(2) applies.
4
The written evidence required by section 2(4)(c) must be in the form of—
a
a certificate issued by the authority responsible for the international exhibition; and
b
a statement, duly authenticated by that authority, identifying the invention as being the invention displayed at the exhibition.
5
The certificate must include the opening date of the exhibition (or if later, the date on which the invention was first displayed).
6
The comptroller may publish a statement in the journal that a particular exhibition falls within the definition of “international exhibition” in section 130(1) (interpretation).