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BELGIUM Patent Law] as last amended on January 28, 1997 ENTRY INTO FORCE: April 14, 1997 Chapter I General Art. 1. 1. For the purposes of this Law: - Paris Convention shall mean the Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property signed in Paris on March 20, 1883, and adopted by the Law of July 5, 1884, including each of its revised Acts ratified by Belgium; - PCT shall mean the Patent Cooperation Treaty done at Washington on June 19, 1970, and adopted by the Law of July 8, 1977; - European Patent Convention shall mean the Convention on the Grant of European Patents done at Munich on October 5, 1973, and adopted by the Law of July 8, 1977; - Law of January 10, 1955, shall mean the Law on the Disclosure and Implementation of Inventions and Manufacturing Secrets Concerning the Defense of the Territory and the Security of the State; - Law of August 4, 1955 shall mean the Law on the Security of the State in the Field of Nuclear Energy; - European Patent Office shall mean the European Patent Office set up by the European Patent Convention; - Minister shall mean the Minister with responsibility for industrial property; - Office shall mean the Industrial Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and, as regards the implementation of Articles 55 to 59, 61, 66 and 69, also the public services designated by the King under Article 14; - Register shall mean the Patent Register; - Collection shall mean the Patent Collection. 2. This Law shall not affect any provisions of treaties or conventions applicable in Belgium. Chapter II Patents Section 1 General Provisions Art. 2. Under the conditions and within the limits set out by this Law, there shall be afforded under the name of patent for invention, hereinafter referred to as patent, an exclusive right limited in time for the exploitation of any invention that is new, that involves an inventive step and that is capable of industrial application. Art. 3. 1. The following in particular shall not be reg