S.L. 597.4 Art. 7Claiming priority.

(1) Where the priority of one or more previous applications is claimed together with the application pursuant to article 46 of the Act, the applicant shall indicate the file number, the country and the date of filing of the previous application and file a copy of it within thirty (30) days of the filing date.

(2) Where the language of the previous application for which priority is claimed is not one of the languages of the Office, the applicant shall provide the Office with a translation of the previous application into Maltese or English within thirty (30) days of the filing date.

(3) Sub-rules (1) and (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis where the priority claim relates to one or more previous registrations.