(1) An application for the registration of a patent shall be filed with the Registrar and shall contain a request, a description, one or more claims, one or more drawings where required, and an abstract.

(2) The application shall be subject to the payment of the prescribed application fee.

(3) The request shall contain a petition to the effect that a patent be granted, the name of and other prescribed data concerning the applicant, the inventor and the agent, if any, and the title of the invention.

(4) Where the applicant is not the inventor, the request shall be submitted with a statement justifying the applicant's right to the patent.

(5) The description shall disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for the invention to be carried out by a person having ordinary skill in the art, and shall, in particular, indicate, at least, one mode known to the applicant for carrying out the invention.

(6) The claim or claims shall define the matter for which protection is sought.

(7) Claims shall be clear and concise and shall be fully supported by the description.

(8) Drawings shall be required when they are necessary for the understanding of the invention.

(9) The abstract shall merely serve the purpose of technical information; in particular, it shall not be taken into account for the purpose of interpreting the scope of the protection.

(10) The applicant may, up to the time when the application is in order for grant, withdraw the application at any time during its pendency.