Article 84
(1) As well as being effective on the invention to be granted a patent or a utility model, it shall not affect the invention to be granted a patent or a utility model in the cases that a statement was made within twelve months prior to the application date or within twelve months prior to the date of priority right if priority right was demanded and in the cases of the situations mentioned below:
a) the statement is made by the inventor;
b) the statement is made by an authority to which the application for a patent was made and the information released by this authority;
- is mentioned in the inventor’s other application and the mentioned application is revealed by the related authority even though it was required not to be revealed;
- is mentioned in the application that was filed by a third party who obtained the information directly or indirectly from the inventor without the inventor’s permission.
c) The statement regarding the invention is made by a third party who obtained the information directly or indirectly from the inventor.
(2) According to paragraph 1, everybody who is holder of right to demand a patent or utility model at the time in which the application is made shall be considered as the inventor.
(3) The results led by the conduction of the paragraph 1 shall not be subject to time limit and can be alleged anytime.
(4) The party who alleges that the paragraph 1 should be conducted shall be obligated to prove the fulfillment of conditions or prove that it is expected to be so.