Upon the request of the applicant for a patent for invention, made at any time within three years from the date of filing, the Patent Office will proceed to examine the application as to its substance.
Lorsque Ie depo sant d 'une demande de brevet d 'in vent ion demande l' examen quant au fond , il doit fournir, concernant l'invention, du materiel de reference anterieur a la date de depot.