33. Restrictions on applications abroad by Brunei Darussalam residents

an application for a patent for the same invention has been filed in the Registry not less than 2 months before the application outside Brunei Darussalam; and

no directions have been given under section 32 in relation to the application in Brunei Darussalam or all such directions have been revoked.

any reference to an application for a patent includes a reference to an application for other protection for an invention;

any reference to either kind of application is a reference to an application under this Act, under the law of any country other than

“person resident in Brunei Darussalam” includes a person who, at the material time, is residing in Brunei Darussalam by virtue of a valid pass lawfully issued to him under the Immigration Act