If a patent applicant who has applied in a Member State of the Paris Convention or in a Member State of the Word Trade Organization or any transferee of said applicant applies to the Department for registration of the same invention within one year from date of initial application, the date of the original application shall be considered as the date of the application and he shall enjoy the right of priority from said date.
If the applicant requests the grant of a patent for the same invention which was displayed at an international trade exhibition authorized or recognized by a Member State of the Paris Convention or a Member State of the World Trade Organization, to the Department within one year from the initial date of displaying the invention, the date of initial display shall be considered as the date of application and he shall enjoy the right of priority for trade exhibitions.
The right of priority for trade exhibitions shall not exceed the term of right of priority, which starts from the date of above mentioned application. An applicant may submit a request, in accordance with subsection (a) of section 31, to the Registrar for obtaining the right of priority again when he has failed to submit documents within the prescribed period.
