The applicant for a patent may submit, at any time before the acceptance of the patent application is announced, an application for amending the specifications or engineering drawing of the invention, accompanied by a statement about the nature and reasons of the amendment; with the proviso that such amendment shall not alter the essence of the invention itself.
YES. Any interested party may oppose in writing, within 60 days from the date of announcing the acceptance of the application in the patents gazette, against proceeding with the issuance of the patent, through a notification to the Patent Office including the reasons for the opposition, pursuant to the conditions defined by the executive regulations implementing the law.
The application for a patent may not include more than one invention. The group of inventions forming an integrated innovated idea shall be deemed one invention.
The Patent Office may request the applicant for patent to effect the amendments or fulfillment, it deems fit, on the application, in accordance with the provisions of the law. Should the applicant fail to do so, within three months as of the date of being notified, the applicant shall be deemed to have abandoned his application.
