Section 17, The Patents and Industrial Design Act, 2012

(1) The applicant shall, at the request of the Registrar, furnishthe Registrar with the date and number of any foreign application. 8 9 Withdrawal Unity of invention. Amendment Division of Right of priority. Information corresponding foreign and patents. No. 10 Patents and Industrial Designs Act 2012 No. 10 Patents and Industrial Designs Act 2012 (2) The applicant shall, at the request of the Registrar, furnish the Registrar with the following documents relating to one or more of the foreign applications referred to in subsection (1) - (a) a copy of any communication received by the applicant concerning the result of any search or examination carried out in respect of the foreign application; (b) a copy of the patent granted on the basis of the foreign application; and (c) a copy of any final decision rejecting the foreign application or refusing the grant in the foreign application. (3) The applicant shall, at the request of the Registrar, furnish the Registrar with a copy of any final decision invalidating the patent granted on the basis of the foreign application referred to in subsection (2). (4) The applicant shall have the right to submit comments on the documents furnished under this section. (5) For the purposes of this section "foreign application" means any application filed by the applicant abroad which relates to the same or essentially the same invention as that claimed in the application filed with the Registrar.