S.L. 417.1 Art. 27Changes in patents. Article 41(11).

(1) A request to the Comptroller to amend the patent shall -

(a) clearly identify the proposed amendment and state the reasons for it,

(b) be advertised by the Comptroller in the official publication, with the nature of the proposed amendment.

(2) At any time within sixty days from the date of the advertisement in the official publication, any person may give notice to the Comptroller of opposition to the application to amend the specifications.

(3) Such notice shall be accompanied by a copy thereof and be supported by a statement in duplicate setting out fully, the facts upon which the opponent relies and the relief which he seeks. The Comptroller shall send a copy of the notice and of the statement to the applicant.

(4) Within the period of sixty days beginning on the date when such copies are sent to him, the applicant shall, if he wishes to continue with the application, file a counter-statement in duplicate setting out fully the grounds upon which the opposition is resisted; and the Comptroller shall send a copy of the counter-statement to the opponent.

(5) The Comptroller may give such directions as he may think fit with regard to the subsequent procedure. In particular if an agreement is reached within one hundred and eighty days from the date of the entry into force of the amendment, he may direct that the issue shall be settled in court.

(6) If the Comptroller does not within thirty days receive notice from the opponent that court proceedings have been instituted from when he issued directions in accordance with subregulation (5), the Comptroller shall proceed with the amendment.

(7) The Comptroller may, if he thinks it fit, require that the amendment be shown on a copy of the specification of which the amendment is sought.

(8) Where leave to amend a specification is given, the applicant shall, if the Comptroller so requires, and within a time to be fixed by him, file a new specification as amended, which shall be prepared in accordance with regulations 12, 13 and 15.

(9) The above procedure shall also be followed in the case of amendments ordered by the Court following invalidity proceedings; provided that no opposition may be made by the owner of the patent to any such amendments.