29Application for patent—general rules

29 Application for patent—general rules

(1) A person may apply for a patent for an invention by filing, in accordance with the regulations, a patent request and such other documents as are prescribed. (2) An application may be a provisional application or a complete application. (3) A patent request in relation to a provisional application must: (a) be in the approved form; and (b) be in English; and (c) be accompanied by a provisional specification. (4) The provisional specification referred to in paragraph (3)(c) must: (a) be in the approved form; and (b) be in English. (4A) A patent request in relation to a complete application must: (a) be in the approved form; and (b) be in English; and (c) be accompanied by a complete specification; and (d) comply with the formalities requirements determined in an instrument under section 229. (4B) The complete specification referred to in paragraph (4A)(c) must: (a) be in the approved form; and (b) be in English; and (c) comply with the formalities requirements determined in an instrument under section 229. (5) In this section:

person includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not.

[Note: see also section 5 for requirements relating to associated applications.]