Practice question
A court’s entitlement order becomes final and executory. The losing applicant says it may be withheld from Gazette publication indefinitely because the underlying invention is commercially sensitive. What does Section 69 require?
- Indefinite suppression on unilateral demand
- Publication only when the losing party consents
- Publication within three months from finality and executory status, with recording in the Office
- Publication only after patent expiry
- Publication solely in a private contract
Legal references
- RA 8293, Intellectual Property Code, Sections 67-70, 73 and 76-107, read with RA 9502: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
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