Amendment of the Patents Act 197717
In section 117 of that Act (correction of errors in patents and applications) after subsection (2) there shall be inserted—
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Where the comptroller is requested to correct an error or mistake in a withdrawal of an application for a patent, and—
a
the application was published under section 16 above; and
b
details of the withdrawal were published by the comptroller;
the comptroller shall publish notice of such a request in the prescribed manner.
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Where the comptroller publishes a notice under subsection (3) above, the comptroller may only correct an error or mistake under subsection (1) above by order.