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18.—(1) Every application for a patent under this Part shall be filed at the Office in the prescribed manner and be in the prescribed form. 
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(2) A patent application shall contain— 
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(a) a request for the grant of a patent; 
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(b) a specification containing a description of the invention to which the application relates, one or more claims and any drawing referred to in the description or the claim or claims; and 
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(c) an abstract. 
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(3) Every application shall be accompanied by the prescribed filing fee unless the Minister prescribes a later date by which such fee may be paid. 
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