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(1) An interested person may request the court to invalidate a patent.

(2) The court shall invalidate the patent

(a) if the person requesting the invalidation proves that a person has not complied with any of the requirements of sections 1(2) and (3), 2, 3, 5 (5), (6), (7) or (8); or

(b) if the owner of the patent is not the inventor or the inventor's successor in title.

(3) An invalidated patent, or claim or part of a claim, shall be regarded as null and void from the date of the grant of the patent.

(4) The registrar of the court shall notify the Registrar of the final decision of the Court.

(5) The Registrar shall record the decision and publish a reference of it in the prescribed manner.