Section 14

Question 1

What must a patent application contain?

Answer 1

• request for grant
• specification
  
  • description
  • claim(s)
  • drawings if referred to
• abstract

[section 14(2)]

Question 2

What criteria must the claims meet?

Answer 2

* define the matter to be protected

• be clear and concise
• be supported by the description (cannot be supported by priority documents)
• relate to one invention or a group of inventions linked to form one inventive concept

[section 14(5)]