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CHAPTER 1
GENERAL
These regulations are issued by the Council of Ministers based on Article 53( I) of the
No. 12311995
Proclamation Concerning Inventions, Minor Inventions & Industrial Designs, Proclamation
1. Short Title
119_."
These Regulations may be cited as "Inventions,Minor Inventions and Industrial
Designs Regulation No.
2. Definitions
3. Fees
The fees to be paid in accordance with Article 53(2) of the proclamation shall
be based on schedule I (schedule of fees) annexed to these regulations.
4. Forms
1) The forms referred to in these regulations are those set out in schedule
II (schedule of forms) annexed to and forming part of these
regulations.
2. Any address shall indicate the full address of the applicant in particular
post office box, telegraphic, telex & fax number.
8. Rel)resentation
The power of attorney appointing an agent may be fi1ed together with the
is not made in accordance with article 9(7) of the proclamation and article 48
application or within two months from its filing date. Where the appointment
of these regulations, any procedural steps taken by the agent other than the
filing of the application shall be d eemed not to have been taken.
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CHAPTER 2
PATENTS
SECTION 1
APPLICATION AND PROCEDURE FOR GRANT OF PATENTS
9. Classification of Patents
The Commission shall apply the International Patent Classification, as adopted under
the Strasbourg Agreement of March 24,1971 and updated in its subsequent editions,
for all purposes relating to the grant and publication of patents, as well as for the
maintenance of classified search files .
1. The request for the grant of a patent shall be made on Form No.l and shall
be signed by each applicant .
2. The request shall indicate each applicant's name, address, nationality and
residence.
3. Where the applicant is the inventor, the request shall contain a statement to
that effect, and, where he is not, it shall indicate each inventor's name and
address and be accompanied by a statement justifying the applicant's right to
the patent.
5. The title of the invention shall be short, preferably from two to seven words,
and precise.
11. . Description
1. The description shall first state the title of the invention as appearing in the
request and shall:-
g) set forth at least one mode contemplated by the applicant for carrying
out the invention; this shall be done in temlS of examples, where
appropriate, and with reference to the drawings, if any;
2. The manner and order specified in sub-article (1) of this article shall be
followed except when, because of the nature of the invention, a different
manner or a different order would result in a better understanding and a more
concise presentation.
4. The description may only contain material which will contribute to the
elaboration of the invention and if a newly joined word or a professional word
which has not generally been accepted must be used, it shall be explained.
12. Claims
1. The claim shall define clearly and concisely the matter for which protection
is sought in terms of the technical features of the invention and shall pertain
to either product or process.
2. The number of the claims shall be reasonable taking into account the nature
of the invention; where there are several claims, they shall be numbered
consecutively in arabic numerals.
3. The technical terminology used in the claims shall be consistent with that used
in the description. The claims may contain chemical or mathematical formulae
but not drawings.
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5. A claim shall not, except where absolutely necessary, rely in respect of the
technical features of the invention on references to the description or
drawings;in particular, it shall not rely on such references as " as described
in part. . . of the description," or" as illustrated in figure ... of the drawings. "
7. Any claim submitted after the filing date of the application and which is not
identified with the claims previously appearing in the application shall, at the
choice of the applicant, be submitted either as an amended claim or as a new
claim.
13. Drawings
2.5 cm
2.5 cm
top
1.5 cm
left side
right side
bottom 1.0 cm
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b) cross sections shall be indicated by hatching which d oes 110t impede the
clear reading of the reference signs and leading lines;
d) all numbers, letters and reference signs appearing in the d rawings shall
be simple and clear and brackets, circles and inverted commas shall
not be used in association with numbers and letters;
f) the height of the numbers and letters shall not be less than 0.32 c m
and for the lettering of drawings, the L1tin and, where c ustomary , the
Greek alphabets shall be used;
g) the same sheet of drawings may contain several figures. Where figures
drawn on two or more sheets are intended to form one whole figure,
the figures on the several sheets shall be so arranged that the whole
figure can be assembled without concealing any part of the partial
figures. The different figu res shall be arranged without wasting space,
clearly separated from one another. The different figures shall be
numbered consecutively in arabic numerals, independently of the
numbering of the sheets;
i) the d rawings shall not con tain textual matter, e xcept, when required
for the understanding of the d rawings, a single word or words such as
"water", "steam", "open", tlclosed 11 , "section on AA" and in the case
of electric circuits and block schematic or flow sheet d iagrams, a few
short catch words,
14. ABSTRACT
1) The abstract shall be so drafted that it can efficienl1y serve as a scanning tool
for purposes of searching in the particular art thereby assisting the user in
formulating an opinion 011 whether there is a need for consulling the
application itself.
b) where applicable, the chemical formula which, among aIJ the formula
contained in the application, best characterizes the invention.
3) The abstract must be as concise as the disclosure permits and shall not contain
statements on the alleged merits or value of the claimed invention or in its
speculative application.
4) For indiculions of heat, energy, light, sound and magnelisl11, as well as for
mathematical formulae and electrical units, rules in general use shall be
observed; for chemical formulae,the symbols, atomic weights and molecular
formulae, in general lise, shall be employed.
5) In general, only sllch technical terms, signs and symbols shall be llsed as are
generally accepted in the art.
6) The terminology and the signs shall be consistent throughout the application.
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2)
Ail elements of the application shall be so presented as to enable direct
reproduction by photography, electrostatic processes, photo-offset and micro
filming.
3) Only one side of each sheet contained in the application shall be used.
8) The text matter of the application shall be typed; graphic symbols, chemical
or mathematical formulae and certain characters, jf necessary, may be hand
written or drawn.
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4)
requirement of unity of inveIltion under article 9 (2) of the
The fact that a patent has been granted 011 an ap pli ca t i o n that did not comply
with the
procl a ma tion shall not be a ground for the i nvalida ti on of the patent.
1) The ap pl ic ant may, up to t h e time \vhen th e appl i ca t ion is in order for grant,
amend the appl ic a tion , pr ovi de d that the am endme nt shall not go b eyo nd the
disclosure in the in it ial application.
2) The a ppl ic an t may, up io th e time when the app li cati on is in order for grant,
divide the a ppli cat ion into two or more applications, provided that ea ch
divisional a ppl icati on shall not go beyond tile disclosure in the initi a l
application.
3)
appl icable, the priority da te of the initial appli ca tion .
E,lch divi sio nal applicaLion shall be ent i tl ed to the filing date ancl, where
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6) Where the priorities of two or more earlier applications were claimed for the
initial application, a divisional application may benefit only from the priority
or priorities that are applicable to it.
c)
allocated to the earlier application, subject to sub-article (3) of this
the symbol of the International Patent Classification which has been
article;
d) the state in which the earlier application was filed or, where the earlier
application is a regional or an international application, the states for
which it was filed;
2) (2) of the
proclamation th e number of the earlier application is not known, that number
Whtrc at the time of filing the declaration referred to in article ] 1
shall be furnished within three months from the date on which the application
coHtaining the declaration was filed.
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(1)
allocated to the earlier application, or had not yet been allocated at the time
of filing the declaration referred to in sub-article of this article, the
applicant shall state this fact in the said declaration and shall communicate
such symbol as soon as it has been allocated.
4)
(1)
The applicant may, at any time before the grant of the patent, amend the
contents of the declaration referred to in sub-article of this article.
5)
11 (2)
The period for f urnishing the certified copy of the earlier application, referred
to in article of the proclamation, shaH be three months from the date
of the request by the commission; where a copy has already been furnished
for another application,the applicant may respond by making a reference to
that other application.
7) Unless the Commission requests other wise, the earlier application and any
translation thereof shaIl be filed in one copy.
2) The applicant from abroad may submit comments on any documents furnished
by him under this article.
Article 10 of the proclamation shall not be less than two or more than six
1) The time limits to be specified for furnishing the information requested under
months from the date such a request is made; upon a reasoned request by the
applicant, the Commission may extend such time limit.
2) If the applicant replies that the documents requested under Article 10 of the
proclamation are not yet available, the Commission may suspend the
procedure for the examination of application until such time as the documents
are furnished.
1. Upon receipt, the Commission shall mark, on each document making up the
application, the actual date of receipt and the application number consisting
of the letters ET, slant, the letter P,slant, the last two numbers of the year in
which the initial papers were received, slant, and a five digit number allotted
in the sequential order in which applications are received; where any
corrections or other later filed documents are received on different dates, the
Commission shall also mark their actual date of receipt in the appropriate
place of the request for grant of the patent (Form No 1).
2. The application number allotted under sub-article (1) of this article shall be
quoted in all subsequent communications concerning the appl ication.
1. The Commission shall examine, in order to accord a filing date, whether the
application fulfils the requirements of Article 12 (1) of the proclamation.
2. The invitation to file any correction, under Article 12 (2)of the proclamation,
shall be in writing, it shall specify the correction or corrections required and
request that these be filed within two months from the date of the invitation,
together with the payment of the prescribed fee.
3. Once the Commission accords a filing date, it shall notify the applicant in
writing; if the application is treated as if it had not been filed, under Article
12 (2) of the proclamation, the Commission shall notify the applicant in
writing specifying the reasons.
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SECTION 2
EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION
An examiner shall, on his own initiative or upon the request of the applicant or any
other interested party, be excluded from exercising his function where, he
c) has such other kinds of relations with the applicant or the patent agent
that might inf1uence the impartial examination of the application.
2. Where the Commiss ion finds that the conditions referred to in Article 13 (1)
invite the applicant, in writing, to file the required correction w ithin two
of the proclamation and sub-Arti cle (1) of this article are not fulfilled it shall
months from the date or the invitation, together with the payment of the
pl'escrihetl fee.
3. Where the applicant does not comply with the invitation to correct a
deficiency, or where despite the corrections submitted by the applicant, the
(l )of this article are not fulfilled, it shall reject the appli cation and notify the
Comm ission is of the opinion that the conditions referred to in suh-art icle
4. Refusal of the appl ication shall not affect its filing date whicll shall remain
val id .
2. Subject to the payment of the prescribed search and examination fee, the
Commission may , for the purpose of the examination under article 13 (3),
transmit the application, together with all relevant docu ments, to an examining
authority which has concluded an arrangement to this effect with the
Commission, requesting a search and examination report.
3.
3,4,7,9 (2), (4) (b) and (c) and (5) of the proclamation and the regulations
An application shall be examined as to whether the requirements of articles
4. Where, taking due account of the conclusions of the search and examination
report, the Commission is of the opinion that the cond itions referred to in the
proclamation are not fulfilled, it shall notify the applicant in writing , inviting
him, several times if necessary , to amend or divid e his application within a
specified period ; such specified period shall not be less than two or more than
s ix months from the date of the invitation. The invitation shall be mad e on
Form No 2.
5. Any amendment under sub-article (4) of this article and UndL:f article 1 8 of
these regulations shall be made together with the pres cribed fee.
6. Where the applicant does not comply with the said invitation or where, despite
any observation, amendment or division submitted by the applicant, the
Commission, taking due account of the conclusions of the search and
examination report, is of the opinion that the conditions referred to in article
13 (3) of the proclamation are not fulfilled , it shall rejec t the application and
notify the applicant of the same in writting .
SECTION 3
ISSUANCE and CONTENTS OF PATENTS
1. Where two or more applications for grant of a patent for the sam e invention,
having the same filing or, where applicable, the s ame priority date, are filed
hy the same applicant, the Commission may, on that ground , refuse to grant
a patent in pursuance of more than one of the applic ations.
2. . Where the Commission, taking due account of the conclusions of the search
3. The Commission shall notify the applicant, in writing, of its decision to grant
or to refuse to grant a patent, attaching a copy of the search and examination
report upon which the decision is based and, in the case of a refusal, stating
the reasons therefor, and in the case of a decision to grant a patent, requesting
the applicant to pay the grant and publication fee within three months from the
date of the notification.
1. When the payment of the grant and publication fee is made within three
months from the date of the notification of the decision to grant the patent, the
Commission shall grant the patent in accordance with article 14 ( 1) of the
proclamation and the provisions of this article.
The publication of the reference to the grant of the patent shall include:-
c) the name and address of the inventor, except where he has asked not
to be named in the p,ltent,
f) if priority has been claimed and the claim has been accepted, a
statement of the priority, the priority date and the name of the country
or countries in which or for which the earlier application was filed,
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i) the abstract,
j)
the most illustrative of the drawings, if any ,and
c) the f iling date and, where applicable, priority date of the application,
The request to extend the duration of a patent, under Article 16 of the proclamation,
shall be made in writing to the Commission, and shall be accompanied by a statement
signed by the owner of the patent setting out particulars of the working of the
invention in Ethiopia.
SECTION 4
BY AUTHORIZED PERSONS
1. The Commission shall, before making a decision under Article 25 (2) of the
proclamation, give the patentee, beneficiaries of compulsory licences, and any
other persons whose participation it considers useful, at least 21 days written
notice of the date on which they may be heard; the patentee shall give all
Iicencees written notice of the hearing and they shall have the right to
participate there in.
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2. The Commission shall make its decision, after the hearing, in writing, stating
the grounds upon which it is based, and, if it has decided that the invention
shall be exploited under article 25 (2) of the proclamation, stating the terms
of the exploitation.
3. The commission shall record and publish the decision and notify, in writing,
the patentee and other participants in the hearing.
The request for grant of a compulsory licence, under article 29 of the proclamation,
shall be made to the Commission on Form No 6, together with the payment of the
prescribed fee; it shall be accompanied by:
b) evidence that the patentee has received a request, from the person
requesting the compulsory licence, for a licence contract but that the
latter has been unable to obtain such a licence on reasonable terms and
within a reasonable time and,
1. The Commission shall, within three months from the date of the request of
grant of a compulsory licence, examine whether the requirements of article 29
of the proclamation and article 35 of these regulations are Primafacie satisfied.
a) finds that the requirements are not satisfied, it shall reject the request
and, in writing, notify the person requesting the compulsory licence,
b) finds that the requirements are satisfied, it shall forth with send a copy
of the request to the patentee, the heneficiaries of compulsory licence
and to persons exploiting the patented invention under article 25 (2)
of the proclamation, arld invite them to submit observation thereon, in
writing, to the Commission within three months from the date of the
invitation.
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3. The patentee shall forthwith, in writing, notify a111icensees of the request, and
the licensees shall have the right to submit observations thereon, in writing,
licence of any observations submitted under sub-article (2) and (3) of this
4. The Commission shall forthwith notify the person requesting the compulsory
article.
5. The Commission shall then convene Cl hearing to which it shall invite the
person requesting the compulsory licence, the patentee and the persons who
submitted observations under sub-article (2) and (3) of this article giving them
at least one month's written notice of the date set for the hearing.
finds that the conditions for the grant of a compulsory licence are fulfilled, it
1. After the hearing, under article 36(5)of these regulations, if the Commission
c) the time limit within which the beneficiary of the compulsory licence
must commence working the patented invention, and
3. The Commission shall record and publish the decision to grant or to refuse the
ccmpulsory licence and transmit a copy thereof to the person requesting the
1. \\'here the provisions of article 36 (1) of the proclamation apply only to some
of (he claims or some paris of a claim, SHch claims or parts of a claim shall
he invalidated.
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2. The patentee shall, in writing, notify any licensee of any court proceeding
instituted for the invalidation of the patent; the person requesting invalidation
shall so notify beneficiaries of compulsory licences granted under article 30
patentee is not the inventor or his successor i n title, also the person alleged
of the proclamation and, where the ground of invalidity invoked is that the
1. Articles 3(1), (3) and (4) of the proclamation shall not apply in the case of
applications for utility model certificates.
2. Article 16 of the proclamation shall not apply in the case of utility model
certificates.
a. the claimed invention did not qualify for a utility model certificate
having regard to the provisions of articles 39 and 45 in conjunction
with article 3(5) of the proclamation,
b. the description and the claims do not comply with the requirements
prescribed by article 45 in conjunction with article 9(4) (b) and (c) of
the proclamation and the regulations pertaining thereto,
d. the owner of the utility model certificate is not the inventor or his
successor in title, or
e. the claimed invention did not qualify for protection under article 40 of
the proclamation.
4. The provisions of the articles set out in chapter II of these regulations shall
apply, mutatis mutandis to utility model certificates, subject to the following
exceptions:
CHAPTER IV
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
Articles 20, 23 and 24 of these regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to i ndustrial
designs and for this purpose the letter P, in article 24(1) of these regulations , shall
he read as the letters ID.
2. The application shall indicate each applicant's name, address, nationality , and
residence.
3. Where the applicant is the creator, the request shall contain a statement to that
effect, and where he is not, it shal l indicate each creator's name and address
and be accompanied by the statement justifying the applicant's r ight to the
reg istration of the industrial design.
1 . The Commission shall accord as the filing date -the date of receipt of the
application, provided that, at the time of the receipt, the application contains
indications allowing the identity of the applicant to be established and the
required graphic representation of the article embodying the industrial design.
Article 12(2) of the proclamation shall apply mutatis m utandis.
2. The invitation to file any correction under articles 12(2) and 5 1 of the
proclamation and sub-article ( 1) of this article shall be in writing; it shall
specify the correction or corrections required and request that these be filed
within two months from the date of the said invitation, together with the
payment of the prescribed fee.
3. Once the Commission accords a filing date, it shall so notify the applicant in
12(2) and 5 1 of the proclamation and sub-article (1) of this article, the
writing; if the application is treated as if it had not been filed under articles
4. Where the Commission finds that the requirements set out in article 48(1) of
the proclamation and article 4 1 and 42 of these regulations are not fulfilled,
it shall invite the applicant, in writing, to file the required correction within
two months from the date of the invitation , together with the payment of the
prescrihed lee; if the applicant does not comply with the invitation to correct
a deficiency or, where, despite corrections submitted by the applicant, the
Commission is of the opinion that the said conditions are not fulfilled, it shall
reject the npplication and notify the aprlicant, in writing, stating the reasons.
The Commission shall notify the applicant, in writing, of its decision to grant
or to refuse the application and, in the case of a decision to grant the
application, it shall request the applicant to pay the registration and publication
fee within one month from the date of the notification.
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. Subject to the payment of the registration and publication fee within the period
prescribed in article 44 of these regulations, the Commission shall register the
industrial design in accordance with article 48(2) of the proclamation and this
article.
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2. The Comm ission shal l allot to each industrial design it registers a number in
the sequential order of registration.
d. the name and address of the creator, except where he has asked not to
be named in the registration;
e. if priority has been claimed, and the claim has been accepted , the
priority date and the country or countrie$ in which or for which the
earl ier appl ication was fi led; and
46 . Renewal of Rel:istration
2. The renewal shall be made by payment of the renewal fee within the period
specified in Article 50 (2) of the proclamation or, upon payment of the
prescribed surcharge, within the grace period allowed under articles 17( 1) and
52 of the proclamation .
CHAIYfER V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
47 . Chan es in Ownership
h) t he ri l ing date, the priority date, if any , and the date of registration or
gra n t ;
he used to com mun icate to t he person o r persons who appointed the agent .
agent shall, for all purposes connected with the proclamation and these regulations,
When the last day for doing any act or taking any proceeding falls on a day when the
off ice of the Commission is not open to the public for business, it shall be lawful to
do the act or to take the proceeding on the day when the office of the Commission
is next open for business.
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50.
Rel:isters and Official Gazette
( 1) The Commission shall maintain separate registers for patents, utility model
certificates and certificates of registration of industrial designs . A l l the
recording provided for in the proclamation and these regulations shall be
effected i n the said registers .
(2) The Commission shall publish in the official gazette a l l the pub l ications
provided for in the proclamation and these regulations .
1. Subject t o payment o f the prescribed fee, ariy person may consult the
registeres and may obtain extracts therefrom.
(2) Corrections of errors under sub-article (1) of this article may be made by the
Comm ission upon receipt of a request i n writing or its own initiative.
Corrections made shal l be communicated in wri ting to all i nterested persons ,
and , where considered necessary , shal l be published by the Commi ssion.
53 . Hcarinl:
(1) Before exercising adversely to any person any discretionary power given to
the Commission by the proclamation or these regulations, the Comm ission
shall noti fy such person , in wr iting, of the opportunity to be heard thereon,
and indicating a time limit which shall not be less than one month, for fil i ng
a request for a hearing.
(3 ) Upon receiving such request. the Commission sha l l give the person apply ing,
and any other interested persons, at least two weeks ' not ice, in writing, of the
dale and Lime of the hearing.
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(l) Any notice, application or other document sent to the Commission by mail
shall be deemed to have been given, made or filed at the time when it would
be delivered in the ordinary course of the mail. In proving such sending. it
shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing such notice , application
or other document was properly addressed and sent by registered mail .
(2) Sub-article ( 1 ) of this article does not apply to the accordance of the filing
date .
55. Forms
The forms annexed to these regulations shal l be used in all cases to which they are
applicable and shall be modified as directed by the Commission to meet other cases.
56 . Effective Date
These regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Negarit
Gazette.
SCHDULE I
FORMS
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Form No . 1
Regu l a t ion No
mode l c e r t i f i c a t e i n re spe c t o f t he f o l l ow i ng p a r t i c u l a r s :
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Te l . No . : Te l egraph i c addr e s s :
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I n i t i a l App l i ca t ion No . :
Date o f f i l i ng o f i n i t i a l appl i c a t i on :
appl i c a t i o n , i ndi c a t e t he o f f i c e
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not ye t a l l o c a t e d
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X. S IGNATURE ( S ) * * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Da t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To be f i l l e d i n by t he Comm i s s i o n
2 . date f e e s r e c e i ve d :
S IGNATURE
FORM NQ . 3 *
( 1 9 ) ET (11) Publ i ca t i on No . :
and
Cla s s i f i c a t i on :
( 12 ) * * PATENT
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(31) Number
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i nven t i on d i s c l os e d i n a n app l i c a t i on f o r t h a t pat ent / ut i l i t y mod e l
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