S.L. 597.4 Art. 46Examination of international applications where Malta is the office of origin.

(1) Where an international application is filed with the Comptroller for transmittal to the International Bureau, the

Comptroller shall verify that Malta may be considered as the Office of origin for that application, and that the relevant particulars appearing in the international application correspond to those appearing in any basic application or basic registration, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol and the Regulations under the Protocol.

(2) Where the international application complies with the prescribed requirements, the Comptroller shall so certify in the international application, indicating also the date on which the international application was received, and shall forward the international application to the International Bureau.

(3) Where the international application does not meet the prescribed requirements, the Comptroller shall not forward it to the International Bureau, and shall inform the applicant accordingly.