29. Search and examination

where the application is not an international application for a patent (Brunei Darussalam) that has entered the national phase in

file a request in the prescribed form and pay the prescribed fee for a search and examination report;

where a corresponding application for a patent has been filed at any prescribed patent office —

file —

a copy of the search report in respect of the corresponding application;

where the search report is not in the English language, an English translation of the search report;

a copy of each prescribed document and, where required by the rules, an English translation of the document if it is not in the English language; and

a request in the prescribed form for an examination report, and pay the prescribed fee for an examination report;

file —

in the prescribed form, the prescribed information relating to the corresponding application; and

where the prescribed information includes any document that is not in the English language, an

where a corresponding international application for a patent has been filed —

file —

a copy of the international search report in respect of the corresponding international application;

where the international search report is not in the

a copy of each prescribed document and, where required by the rules, an English translation of the document if it is not in the English language; and

a request in the prescribed form for an examination report, and pay the prescribed fee for an examination report;

file —

in the prescribed form, the prescribed information relating to the corresponding international application; and

where the prescribed information includes any document that is not in the English language, an

where the application is an international application for a patent (Brunei Darussalam) that has entered the national phase in

file —

a copy of the international search report issued in respect of the application;

where the international search report is not in the

a copy of each prescribed document and, where required by the rules, an English translation of the document if it is not in the English language; and

a request in the prescribed form for an examination report, and pay the prescribed fee for an examination report;

file a notice in the prescribed form of the applicant’s intention to rely on the international preliminary report on patentability in respect of that application.

cause the application to be subjected to a search by an

such documentation as may be prescribed; and

any additional documentation that the Examiner is aware of and considers to be relevant; and

upon receiving the search report prepared by the Examiner, send the applicant a notification and a copy of the search report.

cause the application to be subjected to an examination by an Examiner to determine —

whether the conditions specified in sections 13

whether the application discloses any additional matter referred to in section 81(1); and

whether the application discloses any matter extending beyond that disclosed in the application as filed, taking into consideration all the relevant prior art, if any, that the Examiner is aware of or that has been referred to in the search report or international search report, as the case may be; and

upon receiving the examination report prepared by the

cause the application to be subjected to —

a search by an Examiner to discover the relevant prior art contained in —

such documentation as may be prescribed; and

any additional documentation that the Examiner is aware of and considers to be relevant; and

an examination by an Examiner to determine —

whether the conditions specified in sections 13

whether the application discloses any additional matter referred to in section 81(1); and

whether the application discloses any matter extending beyond that disclosed in the application as filed, taking into consideration all the relevant prior art, if any, that the Examiner is aware of or that has been discovered in the search; and

upon receiving the search and examination report prepared by the Examiner, send the applicant a notification and a copy of the search and examination report.

subsection 2(b), (c)(i) or (ii), (d)(i) or (ii) or (e)(i) or (ii); or

subsection (4), an applicant files a request in the prescribed form and pays the prescribed fee for that period to be extended, the applicant shall perform the acts set out in