Common use of Transmittal of the Patent Application to OAPI Clause in Contracts

Transmittal of the Patent Application to OAPI. (1) Immediately after the statement of filing has been made out on the prescribed form and within five working days of the filing date, the Ministry responsible for industrial property shall transmit to the Organization, as provided in Article 11, the package sent by the applicant containing, in duplicate, the description of the invention, the claim or claims defining the scope of the protection sought, any drawings that may be necessary for the understanding of the invention and the descriptive abstract summarizing the description, enclosing with them one original and one copy of the statement, the documents attesting payment of the fees and the power of attorney where applicable.