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4. For rule 9 there is substituted—
9.—(1) Where an order is made under section 8 or 12—
(a)that an application for a patent shall proceed in the name of one or more persons none of whom was an original applicant; or
(b)that a new application for a patent may be made,
the comptroller shall give notice of the making of the order to the original applicant or applicants, and to any of their licensees of whom he is aware.
(2) A person who makes a request under section 11(3) or (3A) must do so before the end of the relevant period.
(3) The relevant period is—
(a)where the request is made by an original applicant, the period of two months starting on the date the notice is sent to him;
(b)where the request is made by a licensee, the period of four months starting on the date the notice is sent to him.
(4) In this rule, a reference to section 11 includes a reference to that section as applied by section 12(5).”.
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