22 Who may be granted patent• (1) A patent for an invention may only be granted to a person who—o (a) is the inventor; oro (b) derives title to the invention from the inventor; oro (c) is the personal representative of a deceased person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).(2) A patent may be granted to a person whether or not the person is a New Zealand citizen.(2) Deadlines, or extensions of deadlines, set by the Commissioner under section 67 cannot extend the prescribed period under subsection (1).(3) Nothing in this section limits section 68 (which relates to treating an application as abandoned).73 Notice of entitlement must be filed before acceptance• (1) The applicant must file, in the prescribed manner, a notice stating the grounds on which the nominated person is entitled to be granted the patent under section 22—o (a) before the expiry of the prescribed period under section 71; oro (b) before the expiry of the extension or last extension under section 72 (if the prescribed period under section 71 is extended under that section).(2) For the purposes of this Act, the applicant may be taken to be the nominated person.(3) However, if the applicant is not the nominated person or is not the only nominated person, the applicant must identify all of the nominated persons in the notice referred to in subsection (1).(4) Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1).(5) A patent application is void if the applicant does not comply with this section.
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