S.L. 417.1 Art. 31Details concerning indications that must appear on communications.

(1) Any communication shall contain the following indications:

(a) the name and address of the applicant, owner or other interested person;

(b) the number of the application or patent to which it relates;

(c) where the applicant, owner or other interested person is registered with the Office, the number or other indication under which he is so registered.

(2) In the case of a communication by an agent for the purposes of a procedure before the Office it shall contain:

(a) the name and address of the agent;

(b) a reference to the power of attorney, or other communication in which the appointment of that agent is or was effected, on the basis of which the said agent acts;

(c) where the agent is registered with the Office, the number or other indication under which he is registered.

(3) An applicant, owner or other interested person shall indicate in any communication an address for correspondence as well as an address for legal service which must be on Maltese territory: Provided that where no agent is appointed and an applicant, owner or other interested person has provided, as his address, an address on Maltese territory, the Office shall consider that address to be the address for correspondence or the address for legal service unless that applicant, owner or other interested person expressly indicates another such address: Provided further that where an agent is appointed, the address of that agent shall be considered to be the address for correspondence or the address for legal service, unless that applicant, owner or other interested person expressly indicates another such address.

(4) Where one or more of the requirements under subregulations (1) to (3) are not complied with in respect of communications, the Office shall invite the applicant, owner or other interested person, to comply with any such requirement, and to make observations, within two months from the date of the invitation: Provided that where an invitation has not been made because indications allowing the applicant, owner or other interested person to be contacted by the Office have not been filed, the time limit for compliance and observations shall be three months from the date on which the communication was received by the Office.