Marginal note:Request for examination
35 (1) The Commissioner shall, on the request of any person made in such manner as may be prescribed and on payment of a prescribed fee, cause an application for a patent to be examined by competent examiners to be employed in the Patent Office for that purpose.
Marginal note:Required examination
(2) The Commissioner may by notice require an applicant for a patent to make a request for examination pursuant to subsection (1) or to pay the prescribed fee within the time specified in the notice, but the specified time may not exceed the time provided by the regulations for making the request and paying the fee.
(3) and (4) [Repealed, 1993, c. 15, s. 38]
- R.S., 1985, c. P-4, s. 35
- R.S., 1985, c. 33 (3rd Supp.), s. 12
- 1993, c. 15, s. 38
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