Section 17: Information concerning corresponding foreign applications and patents

17. Information concerning corresponding foreign applications and patents (1) An applicant shall, where requested to do so by the Controller, furnish him with the date and number of any application for a patent filed by him abroad relating to the same or essentially the same invention as that claimed in the application filed with the Controller. (2) An applicant shall, where requested to do so by the Controller, furnish him with the following documents relating to one of the foreign applications referred to in subsection (1)— (a) a copy of any communication received by the applicant concerning the results of any search and examination carried out in respect of the foreign application; (b) a copy of the patent granted on the basis of the foreign application; (c) a copy of any final decision rejecting the foreign application or refusing the grant requested in the foreign application. (3) An applicant shall, where requested to do so by the Controller, furnish him with a copy of any final decision invalidating the patent granted on the basis of the foreign application referred to in subsection (2). P4 – 10 [Issue 1] Revised Laws of Mauritius