Practice question
A final entitlement decision concerns a still-pending application. The successful claimant does not want a patent and timely requests that the application be refused. Is refusal among Section 67.1’s options?
- No, the claimant must always prosecute it
- Yes; Section 67.1(c) expressly permits the request
- Only if every competitor agrees
- Only after damages are paid
- No, because an unwanted application must always issue
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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