WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
6 November 2003
(03-5938)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English/
anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
BELIZE
The present document reproduces the text1 of the Patents Regulations, No. 2 of 2002, as
notified by Belize under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/BLZ/2).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriétéintellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
BELIZE
Le présent document contient le texte
1 du Règlement sur les brevets, n° 2 de 2002, notifié par
le Belize au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/BLZ/2).
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de PropiedadIntelectual relacionados con el Comercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO
BELICE
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 del Reglamento de Patentes Nº 2 de 2002,
que Belice ha notificado en virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el
documento IP/N/1/BLZ/2).
                                                     
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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B E L I Z E :
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
No. 2  of  2002
REGULATIONS made by the Minister responsible for Patents in exercise of the powers conferred
upon him by section 68 of the Patents Act, Chapter 253 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000,
and all other powers thereunto him enabling.
(Gazetted 5th January, 2002).
PART I
Preliminary
1. These regulations may be cited as the
PATENTS REGULATIONS, 2002.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
“applicant” means a person for whom an application is made;“application” means an application for a patent;“Office” means the Intellectual Property Office.
PART II
Fees
3. The fees to be paid under the Act and these regulations are those fixed in Schedule I.
4. Payments shall be made in Belizean currency, but the equivalent amount in a foreign
currency that is convertible in Belize may be accepted.Short title.
Interpretation.
Fees set
out.
Schedule I.
  Currency.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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5. When a fee paid by a person to the Registrar for any purpose exceeds the fee fixed by
these regulations for that purpose by more th an $10, the person who paid the fee is entitled to
be refunded the amount of excess less $10.
6. When a fee is paid to the Registrar by any person by mistake, for an application that
is withdrawn before it is given an application number, or for a service that cannot beprovided, the person who paid the fee is entitled to a refund of the fee less $25, if he claimsthe refund within one year of the payment of the fee.
7. When a person pays a fee in advance for the grant of a patent, renewal of a patent or
for any other purpose, he is entitled to a refund of that fee, less $15, if he decides not toproceed with the application for the patent, renewal or other matter to the stage where the feewould be required.
8.-(1) Fees that are paid by cheque, bank draft or money order shall be forwarded to the
Registrar and made payable to him.
(2) Fees may be paid by cash at the Office.
9. A payment of a fee by cheque may be accepted by the Registrar as being a payment
of the fee when the cheque is received by him, but if the cheque is not
paid when presented to the bank on which it is drawn and not made good within such time as
the Registrar may fix, the acceptance of the fee is revoked and any thing done pursuant to thepayment is void and, if appropriate, shall be so recorded in the Register.
PART III
Forms
10. -(1) In submitting a document to the Office for any purpose, the person submitting the
document must use the form set out in Schedule II that is appropriate for the purpose, but the
form may be modified in such manner as is necessary in the circumstances.
(2) In submitting a document to the Office, one copy only of the document need be
submitted.Excess fee.
Fee refund.
Refund of
advance fee.
Payment offees.
Cheques.
Form required.Schedule II.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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11. If a document that is submitted to the Office differs significantly from the form in
Schedule II  intended to be used for the purpose of the submission, the Registrar may require
that the document be replaced, within a time fixed by the Registrar, by one that conforms tothe document required by Schedule II to be used for the purpose.
12. -(1) All applications, notices, statements, papers having representations affixed, or other
documents authorized or required by the Act or these regulations to be made, left with or sentto the Registrar must be on strong, durable white paper and, except in the case of statutorydocuments and affidavits, must be written on one side of the paper only.
(2) Each sheet of paper, other than drawings, must have its short sides at the top and
bottom of the sheet.
(3) Each sheet of paper must be of the same size and on A-4 paper or such other size as
the Registrar may permit.
13.-(1) The pages of documents, other than drawings, must be numbered consecutively,
preferably at the top of the page.
(2) Page margins must be at least 2 centimetres.
(3) Except for drawings, pages must be typed or printed, preferably with one and a half
spacing or double spacing.
14. An application must be in English.
PART IV
Title of Invention
15. The title of an invention given in an application must be short and indicate the
subject matter to which the invention relates.
16. The title of an invention must not include any trade mark, coined word or personal
name.Replacing
documents.
Schedule II.
Paperrequirements.
Pagerequirements.
Language ofdocuments.
Title.
Words of title.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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PART V
Abstract of Invention
17. The abstract of an invention must be a brief summary of the invention being
disclosed, indicating its main features and use and the manner in which the invention differsfrom other inventions.
18. -(1) The description of an invention must state the title of the invention as it appears in
the petition for the patent and must-
(a) specify the technical field to which the invention relates;
(b) indicate the background art that, as far as known to the applicant, can be
regarded as useful for the understanding, searching and examination of theinvention;
(c) disclose the invention in such terms that it can be understood, and state its
advantageous effects, if any, with reference to the background art;
(d) briefly describe the figures in any drawings;
(e) set forth at length, in terms of examples when appropriate, and with reference
to the drawings, if any, the best mode contemplated by the applicant forcarrying out the invention; and
(f) indicate explicitly, when it is not obvious from the description or nature of
the invention, the way in which the invention is industrially applicable andthe way in which it can be made and used or, if it can only be used, the way
in which it can be used.
(2) The manner and order specified in this provision in respect of a description must be
followed in all descriptions of inventions exce pt when, because of the nature of the invention,
a different manner or a different order would result in a better understanding and a morepractical presentation.Abstract.
Content of
description.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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19. A description in an application must be complete and not depend on any document
not available to the public when the application was filed and must, without reference to otherapplications mentioned in the description, be sufficient to support the claims made in the
application.
20. No matter contained in a document referred to in a description in an application and
not available to the public when the application was filed may be added to the descriptionafter the application is filed.
21. A document referred to in a description in an application must be fully identified.22. Units of weights and measures in a description must be expressed in the metric
system.
PART VI
Drawings
23. All drawings in an application must satisfy the following requirements-
(a) the drawings are to be on white paper or other material suitable for
reproduction;
(b) the sheets of drawings are to be the same size as those used for the
description in the application;
(c) the drawings are to be prepared with durable dark lines suitable for
reproduction;
(d) the drawings are to be on a scale sufficiently large to show the invention
clearly;
(e) the drawings are to appear on only one side of the sheet;Completeness.
Additions.
Identification.
Measurements.
Drawing
requirements.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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(f) figures in the drawings are to be numbered consecutively without regard to
the number of sheets in the drawings and so far as possible the figures are tobe arranged in numerical order;
(g) the figures are to be identified and explained in the description;
(h) figures in the drawings can be continued on subsequent sheets if necessary or
several figures can appear on the same page;
(i) the drawings are to be identified with the name of the applicant or inventor;
and
(j) the drawings are not to contain textual matter other than that needed to
identify parts.
24. Photographs may be used instead of drawings in an application if the photographs
clearly illustrate the invention and can be readily reproduced.
25. No drawings or sketches shall be placed in the textual part of a disclosure in an
application except to show graphic chemical formulae, mathematical formulae, symbols orequations.
26. Drawings in an application must be free of such folds, breaks or creases as render
them unsuitable for reproduction.
27. The description in the application shall briefly explain the drawings in the
application.
PART VII
Claims
28. No more claims shall be permitted in an application than are necessary to
adequately protect the invention disclosed in the application.Photographs.
No drawing
in text.
Folds, breaks,etc.
Explanationof drawings.
Claims
limited in
number.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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29. Claims must be numbered consecutively.30.-(1) Claims may be made dependent upon preceding claims in order to add features to
what is claimed in the preceding claims.
(2) A dependent claim must refer by number to the claim upon which it depends.
(3) A dependent claim may refer by number to not more than three preceding claims
and any claim so referred to must not itself refer by number to more than one other claim.
PART VIII
Correspondence
31.-(1) Applications, correspondence related to any application, and all communications
intended for the Office shall be mailed to or deposited at the Office.
(2) When communicating with the Office about an application, patent or licence, the
correspondent shall identify the application, patent or licence clearly and give suchinformation as the date of filing, kind of invention, name of applicant, patentee or licenseeand registration number.
32. Applications shall be proceeded with, and other communication with the Office
effected, by written correspondence and, unless the Registrar for good reason decidesotherwise, no regard need be given to any other mode of communication with the Office.
33. All correspondence from the Office to an applicant shall be sent-
(a) to the patent agent of the applicant if one has been appointed in Belize;
(b) if no patent agent has been appointed in Belize, to the address for service of
the applicant in Belize; or
(c) to the applicant, if no patent agent has been appointed in Belize to represent
the applicant and the applicant has no address for service filed in the Office.Numbering.
Dependent
claims.
Communicating
with Office.
Mode of
communication.
Communicationfrom Office.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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34. When, in respect of an application, there is more than one applicant, correspondence
shall be conducted-
(a) with the patent agent who has been named to represent all the applicants;
(b) with the applicant resident in Belize who has been nominated to represent all
the applicants, if no patent agent has been appointed; or
(c) with the first applicant named in the a pplication, if there has been neither an
agent appointed nor an applicant resident in Belize nominated to represent theapplicants.
35. The Office shall, in accordance with regulations 33 and 34, conduct correspondence
on an application with only one person.
36. A person who corresponds with the Office shall provide his full postal address, and
any correspondence sent by the Office to that person at the address so provided shall bedeemed to be sent on the date that the records of the Office show it to have been sent.
37. A patentee, licensee and applicant for a licence must maintain an address for
service in Belize and send, with the prescribed fee, notice of that address to the Registrar for
recording in the register.
38. When an application is filed for an applicant by an agent who is admitted to
practise as a patent agent in Belize, the agent is the representative of the applicant until suchtime as another agent is appointed.
39. When a patent agent has been appointed to represent an applicant in respect of an
application, the address of the agent is the address for service of the patentee after the patent
is granted until such time as another address for service is recorded in respect of the patentee.Multiple
applicants.
Limitedcorrespondents.
Address andpresumption.
Address forservice.
Patent agent.
Service onagent.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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PART IX
Time Limits
40. Any correspondence with the Office that is due on any day on which the Office is
closed for business shall be accepted as properly filed if it is received on the next day that the
Office is open for business.
41. If he is satisfied that mail to or from the Office was sent but never received, the
Registrar may accept or send out replacing correspondence; and the effective date of thereplacing correspondence is the date that the Registrar determines should apply.
42. Where, by evidence satisfactory to the Registrar, a person proves that he was
unable to do something within the time prescribed therefor by the Act or these regulations
because of an interruption in mail service in Belize or elsewhere, the Registrar may, before or
after the expiration of the time for doing that thing, extend the time to make allowances for
the period of the interruption in mail service.
43. The Registrar may, in respect of an application, fix a period of time for the doing of
any thing for which no time limit is otherwise fixed by the Act or these regulations; and anapplication shall be deemed abandoned if, in respect of that application, the thing is not donewithin the time so fixed.
44. When by an affidavit setting forth the rele vant facts, the Registrar is satisfied that
any time fixed by these regulations for the doing of any thing should be extended in aparticular case, the Registrar may, either before or after the expiration of the time, extend itfor such period as he thinks suitable in the circumstances of the case.
PART X
Joint Applicants
45. When an application that is filed by joint applicants is being proceeded with by one
of the joint applicants, it may not be withdrawn under section 17 (9) of the Act without thewritten permission of all the other joint applicants; and, if the application is in any danger,Filing time.
Replacement o f
correspondence.
Interruptions
of mail.
Fixing timelimits.
Changingtime limits.
Procedure
with regard to
withdrawal.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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under section 28 (5) of the Act, of being deemed to have been withdrawn, the Registrar shall
notify all joint applicants at the latest addresses provided him for the joint applicants.
PART XI
Joint Inventors
46. When, after an application has been filed, it appears that the names of one or more
inventors were improperly included in or omitted from the application, then, if the Registrar issatisfied, by an affidavit setting out all the relevant facts, that a correction should be made, theRegistrar may delete or add, as the case requires, the names of those other inventors.
47. When an invention is made by several inventors, and one or more of them refuses
to make an application in respect of the invention, or the whereabouts of one or more of the
inventors cannot be ascertained after a diligent inquiry, the other inventors may make anapplication in respect of that invention; and, if the Registrar is satisfied, by an affidavit settingout the relevant facts, that the inventors missing from the application either refuse to makeapplication or cannot be located, the inventors making the application are entitled to begranted a patent if all other requirements of the Act and these regulations are complied with.
PART XII
Convention Priority
48. If a convention priority is requested in respect of an application, that is to say, a
claim of priority under section 21 (1) of the Act, it may be claimed either at the time of filingthe application or at some later time before the grant of patent, but not thereafter.
49. When a convention priority is requested for an application, the applicant must state
when and where an application for the invention was first filed, and what its application
number was.
50. If a convention priority is sought for a divisional application, it must be requested
separately from any request made with respect to the original application.Changes of
inventors’
names.
Inventors notapplying.
When priorityclaimed.
Requiredinformation.
Divisionalapplication.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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PART XIII
Divisional Applications
51. When a divisional application is filed, the petition must identify the original
application by its application number and date of filing and must identify any intermediateapplications upon which divisional status is based.
52. Claims for a process, the product of that process, apparatus and means for carrying
out the process, and the process of using the product shall be construed as relating to a singleinventive concept.
53. No divisional application may be filed after a patent has been granted in respect of
the immediately preceding application upon which the divisional application is based.
54. A properly filed divisional application may itself be divided after the original
application to which it relates has been issued for patent, if the division is made while thedivisional application is still pending.
55. In filing a divisional application, the applicant may request that the application be
accorded, as its filing date, the date of any of the preceding applications from which the
divisional application is derived, if the di visional application does not go beyond the
disclosure contained in the preceding applicatio ns, otherwise its accorded filing date shall be
the date on which it was actually filed.
56. When a divisional application is to be accorded the filing date of an earlier
application, the applicant may request that there be accorded to it any convention priorities,within the meaning of regulation 48, applicable to  the earlier application and relating to the
invention claimed in the divisional application.Requirements
of
application.
Single
inventive
concept.
Improperapplication.
Properdivision.
Accordedfiling date.
Conventionpriority date.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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PART XIV
Patent Agents
57. The Registrar may license qualified persons who are admitted as attorneys-at-law in
Belize to be patent agents for transacting business under the Act, and he shall record thenames of licensed patent agents in the register.
58.-(1) Upon proof to the Registrar’s satisfaction of the malfeasance or incapacity of a
licensed patent agent, or on the non-payment of the annual fee for licensing a patent agent, theRegistrar shall revoke the agent’s licence.
(2) After the licence of a patent agent has been revoked, the Registrar may restore the
licence if he is satisfied that the reasons for revoking the licence in the first instance have
been removed.
59. The Registrar shall have no dealings in respect of matters under the Act with an
agent who is not licensed to act as a patent agent.
60. When an applicant under an application revokes the appointment of an agent and,
when necessary, replaces him with another agent, the applicant shall notify the Registrar of
the change of agents and send the latest address of his agent to the Registrar.
PART XV
Clerical Errors
61. A document relating to an application or patent may be corrected if the Registrar is
satisfied that the document contains an error of a clerical nature and that its correction wouldinvolve no change of substance in the application or patent.Licensing of
patent agents.
Revocation
and
restoration.
Unlicensedagent.
Change ofagents.
Correctingerrors.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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PART XVI
General
62. Where no provision is made in the Act or the regulations in respect of any matter
arising in the administration of the Act, the Registrar may make such directions in respect ofthe matter as he considers necessary.
63. When any annual fee due on a patent has not been paid, the Registrar may inform a
licensee of the patent of that fact, if the licensee has been recorded as such in the Office, butthe Registrar is not obligated to do so.
64. The Registrar may acknowledge inquiries made to the Office, but the Registrar
need not furnish any applicant or other person with information that would require a search of
the public records of the Office, or to provide advice on matters concerning the interpretationof the Act or regulations, or concerning other questions of law.
65.-(1) Subject to regulation 64, the Registrar may give a certificate regarding any entry,
matter or thing that he is authorized or required by the Act or these regulations to make or do.
(2) A person who can show an interest in an entry, matter or thing for which he
requires a certificate may, by an application in Form No. 8, request such a certificate from the
Registrar, and the applicant need not disclose his interest unless required by the Registrar todo so.
66. The Patent Regulations, 2001, are repealed.67. These regulations shall come into force on the 1
st day of January, 2002.
MADE  by the Minister responsible for Patents this  27th  day of December, 2001.
_______________
 (GODFREY SMITH)
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR PATENTSProviding for
deficiencies.
Unpaidannual fees.
Inquiries
made to the
Office.
Registrar’scertificate.
Commencement.Repeal of S.I.
No. 92 of 2001.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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SCHEDULE I
(Regulation 3)
FEES
$
For filing an application for a patent … … 300.00For the grant of a patent … … … … 300.00For publication of a grant of patent … … (according to
      advertisement rates)
On application for a change to applicationfor registration of a patent … … … 50.00
For renewal of a patent:
before the 1
st anniversary of filing … 100.00
before the 2nd anniversary of filing … 200.00
before the 3rd anniversary of filing … 300.00
before the 4th anniversary of filing … 400.00
before the 5th  anniversary of filing … 500.00
before the 6th anniversary of filing … 600.00
before the 7th anniversary of filing … 700.00
before the 8th anniversary of filing … 800.00
before the 9th anniversary of filing … 900.00
before the 10th anniversary of filing … 1,000.00
before the 11th anniversary of filing … 1,100.00
before the 12th anniversary of filing … 1,200.00
before the 13th anniversary of filing … 1,300.00
before the 14th anniversary of filing … 1,400.00
before the 15th anniversary of filing … 1,500.00
before the 16th anniversary of filing … 1,600.00
before the 17th anniversary of filing … 1,700.00
before the 18th anniversary of filing … 1,800.00
before the 19th anniversary of filing … 1,900.00
For making late payment of the annual fee … 100.00IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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For preparation of an extract under
section 7 (2) of the Act … … … 25.00
For recognizing the transfer of an application
for a patent under section 31 of the Act …   25.00
For registration of a contract and publication
of reference to contract in Journal under section3 7  ( 2 )  o f  t h e  A c t ………… 200.00
For transfer of a voluntary licence … … 200.00
For requesting a non-voluntary licence under
section 38 (1)  of the Act … … … 1,000.00
For examining  or making extracts or copies of
records in the register under section 7 (2) of theA c t ……………… 5.00 per page or part
of a page
For a copy of a patent or any other document   … 10.00
For a certified copy of a patent or any otherd o c u m e n t ……………… 25.00
For a statutory licence under section 38o f  t h e  A c t …………… 200.00
For the transfer of a statutory licence undersection 35 (8) of the Act… … … …    200.00For requesting that the Registrar extend the timelimit for doing any thing … … … 50.00
For recording an address for service of a
patent, or a change of address for service of ap a t e n t   o r  a  l i c e n c e………… 50.00
For surrender of a patent … … … 50.00For transferring registration of a patent …    50.00IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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On application for approval of the transfer
o f  a  p a t e n t……………   50.00
For filing an application for a utility modelC e r t i f i c a t e…………… 300.00
For conversion of application under sections
2 2  ( 1 )  a n d  5 3  ( 1 )  o f  t h e  A c t ………… 200.00
For amendment of the text or drawingso f  t h e  p a t e n t …………… 100.00
For filing international application withOffice as receiving Office … … … 300.00
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SCHEDULE II
(Regulation 10)
(Section 17 (2) (a) of the Act)
FORM NO. 1
PETITION FOR PATENT
The grant of a patent is requested for the following invention:TITLE OF INVENTIONAPPLICANT (S)
(name(s) & address(es) )
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
(may be filed separately)
INVENTOR(S)
(name(s) & address(es) )
AGENT
(if any – name & address)
PRIORITY - (Identify foreign application if any of which priority is claimed)DIVISION – This application is a division of Application Number …………
(identify originating application) filed …………..
SIGNATURE
Dated –
At –
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 (Section 17 of the Act)
FORM NO. 2
APPLICATION FOR PATENT
(Documentation Required)
PETITION (Use a separate sheet, see Form No. 1)ABSTRACT
(section 17 (1) (e) )
DESCRIPTION
(section 17 (1) (b) )
DRAWINGS
(section 17 (1) (d) )
CLAIMS
(section 17 (1) (c) )
FEES
(Regulation 3)see Schedule I
Patent No.Date:
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(Section 27 (4) of the Act)
FORM 3
PATENTS ACT
CHAPTER 253 (SECTION 27(4))
FORM NO. 3
CERTIFICATE OF GRANT OF A PATENT
NO. ______________
WHEREAS , 1 (hereinafter called “the Applicant”), has filed and presented to the Registrar of
the Intellectual Property Office, through its Agent 2, a petition praying for the grant in Belize
of a patent for an invention for 3 which invention is new, involves an inventive step and is
capable of industrial application, as more fully set out in the abstract, claims and drawings
which have been filed with the Registrar of Intellectual Property;
AND WHEREAS , after carrying our an examination as provided in section 26 of the Patents
Act, it has been determined that the provisions of the Patents Act and Regulations madethereunder have been complied with by the Applicant;
NOW THEREFORE,  these present letters patent grant unto the Applicant whose ownership
thereof is shown in the documents attached hereto, and to any subsequent legal
representatives of the Applicant, all the benefits of the Patents Act for a period of twentyyears from the   
4, subject to the conditions contained in the Patents Act and Regulations made
thereunder and to any adjudication of the Suprem e Court of Judicature affecting those rights.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF  this document bears the seal of the Intellectual Property
Office affixed to it at Belmopan, Belize.IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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GRANTED  this  5.
Registrar of Intellectual Property
_______________
1. Name and address of applicant.
2. Name and address of agent.
3. Title of Patent.
4. Date of Grant.
5. Date of Grant.
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(Section 37 (2) of the Act)
FORM NO. 4
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A
LICENCE – CONTRACT
I/We 1  ………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………being the registered owner(s) of Patent No.
2 ………………………. hereby apply
to register a licence-contract, (a copy of which is attached) pursuant to section 37 (2) of theAct.
3
Jointly submitted by the parties to the said licence-contract, being
……………………………………. of …………………………………… and……………………………………. of …………………………………… andDated this ……………………… day of …………………………. 20 ……….
The Registrar
Intellectual Property Office
_______________________________________________
1. Names of the parties to the licence-contract.
2. Identify Patent.
_______________IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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FORM NO. 5
RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
Licence-Contract
BY THIS DOCUMENT it is hereby acknowledged that an application for registration of a
licence-contract identified below was made under section 37 (2) of the Patents Act ,  Chapter
253 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, and that the prescribed fee hasbeen paid.
Date of application for registration:
Filed by:
Respecting Patent Application No.For an invention entitledFiled byRecorded in the register on
or
Patent No.For an invention entitled
Granted on
Signed and sealed at ………………………….
this …………………. day of ………………
in the year ……………………………………
Registrar
Intellectual Property Office
________________IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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(Section 37 (2) of the Act)
FORM NO. 6
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
Licence-Contract
BY THIS DOCUMENT it is hereby certified that the licence-contract identified
below has been registered under section 37 (2) of the Patents Act, Chapter 253 of the
Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000.
The licence-contract relates to:
Patent Application No.
For an invention entitledFiled by
Recorded in the register onor Patent No.
For an invention entitled
Granted on
To
Date of Registration of Licence
Signed and sealed at ………………………….
this …………….. day of ……………………in the year ……………………………………
Registrar
Intellectual Property Office
____________IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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(Section 29 of the Act)
FORM NO. 7
SURRENDER OF A PATENT
IN ACCORDANCE with section 29 of the Patents Act,  Chapter 253 of the Substantive Laws
of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, I/We*, the undersigned  owner(s) of the patent identified
below do hereby and to the extent stated surrender our rights in the said patent.
Patent No. ……………………………………………………………………..
Granted ………………………………………………………………………..
Title of invention ………………………………………………………………
*(a) I/We surrender the whole patent*(b) I/We surrender claim(s)
*(a) I/We further declare that there have been no non-voluntary licences granted
for said patent
*(b) A non-voluntary licence has been granted in respect of the patent, but all the
licensees agree to this surrender, as  is evident from the written consents
attached hereto.
Signed at ……………………………………………………………………
this …………………………….. day of ………………………………….
in the year ………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………..
Signature of patentee or agent
*Delete where inapplicable.
_______________IP/N/1/BLZ/P/4
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(Regulation 65(2))
FORM NO. 8
REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRAR IN
RELATION TO AN ENTRY, MATTER OR THING
IN THE MATTER OF1 THE PATENTS ACT, CHAPTER 253 OF
THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF BELIZE, REVISED EDITION 2000
I/WE …………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………..
hereby request the Registrar to furnish me (us) with 2
………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………….
DATED this …………………day of …………………….., 20………
3 ………………………………………………………………………..
4 ………………………………………………………………………..
TO: Registrar
Intellectual Property OfficeBelmopan
Note:
1. These words may be altered to suite other circumstances.
2. Here set out the particulars that the Registrar is requested to certify.
3. Signature.
4. Address.
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