Filing of the Application. (1) Any person wishing to obtain a patent for an invention shall file with the Organization or with the Ministry responsible for industrial property, or send to it by registered mail with a request for acknowledgement of receipt, (a) his application to the Director General of the Organization in a sufficient number of copies; (b) a document proving payment to the Organization of the filing and publication fees; (c) an unstamped, private power of attorney if the applicant is represented by an agent; (d) a sealed package containing in duplicate (i) a specification of the invention for which the application has been made, set out clearly and completely so that a person having ordinary knowledge and skill in the art could carry it out, (ii) the drawings necessary or useful for the understanding of the invention, (iii) the claim or claims defining the scope of the protection sought, which shall not go beyond the contents of the specification referred to in subparagraph (i) above, (iv) a descriptive abstract summarizing the contents of the specification, the claim or claims referred to in subparagraph (iii) above and any drawings relevant to the abstract. (2) Where the invention involves a microorganism or the use of a microorganism, a receipt attesting the deposit of the microorganism, issued by a depositary institution or an international depositary authority specified in the Implementing Regulations, shall in addition be filed. (3) The above documents shall be in one of the working languages of the Organization.
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Sources: Bangui Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement