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Patents Act 1977
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2005-10-30
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Changes on 2005-10-30
@@ -1628,6 +1628,12 @@
- (h) it consists of the use of an animal or animal reproductive material by a farmer for an agricultural purpose following a sale to the farmer, by the proprietor of the patent or with his consent, of breeding stock or other animal reproductive material which constitutes or contains the patented invention.
- (i) it consists of—
- (i) an act done in conducting a study, test or trial which is necessary for and is conducted with a view to the application of paragraphs 1 to 5 of article 13 of Directive [2001/82/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2001/0082) or paragraphs 1 to 4 of article 10 of Directive [2001/83/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2001/0083), or
- (ii) any other act which is required for the purpose of the application of those paragraphs.
- (6) For the purposes of subsection (2) above a person who does an act in relation to an invention which is prevented only by virtue of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (5) above from constituting an infringement of a patent for the invention shall not be treated as a person entitled to work the invention, but—
- (a) the reference in that subsection to a person entitled to work an invention includes a reference to a person so entitled by virtue of section 55 above, and
@@ -1653,6 +1659,10 @@
- “*relevant ship*” and “*relevant aircraft, hovercraft or vehicle*” mean respectively a ship and an aircraft, hovercraft or vehicle registered in, or belonging to, any country, other than the United Kingdom, which is a party to the Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property signed at Paris on 20th March 1883 or which is a member of the World Trade Organisation; and
- “*exempted aircraft*” means an aircraft to which section 89 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 section 53 of the Civil Aviation Act 1949 (aircraft exempted from seizure in respect of patent claims) applies.
- “Directive [2001/82/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2001/0082)” means Directive [2001/82/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2001/0082) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products as amended by Directive 2004/28 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- “Directive [2001/83/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2001/0083)” means Directive [2001/83/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2001/0083) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, as amended by Directive [2002/98/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2002/0098) of the European Parliament and of the Council, by Commission Directive [2003/63/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2003/0063) and by Directives [2004/24/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2004/0024) and [2004/27/EC](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2004/0027) of the European Parliament and of the Council
#### Proceedings for infringement of patent
@@ -3291,7 +3301,7 @@
## SCHEDULE 6
#### Novelty.
#### Patentable inventions.
##### 28A
@@ -3525,7 +3535,7 @@
- (5) When the national phase begins the comptroller shall refer the application for so much of the examination and search under sections 15A, 17 and 18 above as he considers appropriate in view of any examination or search carried out under the Treaty.
#### Mention of inventor.
#### Making of application.
##### 99A
@@ -4495,6 +4505,10 @@
[^key-d6d67b15661722a225ae555fb3711ca2]: Words in s. 36(3)(a)(b) inserted (1.10.2005) by [Patents Act 2004 (c. 16)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/16), [ss. 9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/16/section/9), [17(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/16/section/17/1); [S.I. 2005/2471](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2471), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2471/article/2/b)
[^key-e3cb721c0abbe241b5556a656e439939]: S. 60(5)(i) inserted (30.10.2005) by [Medicines (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2759)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2759), [regs. 1(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2759/regulation/1/a), [3(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2759/regulation/3/a)
[^key-29528d3f115fdda3d71278bb8d6a3e7f]: Words in s. 60(7) inserted (30.10.2005) by [Medicines (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2759)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2759), [regs. 1(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2759/regulation/1/a), [3(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2759/regulation/3/b)
[^M_F_9d1153d5-2320-4aa5-ccbd-8b497111f6c9]: Words substituted by [Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48, SIF 67A)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48), [s. 295](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/295), [Sch. 5 para. 21(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/schedule/5/paragraph/21/4)
[^M_F_faef0597-e4fc-46e3-c721-e2a9a173dd9f]: Words in s. 130(1) omitted (1.1.2005) by virtue of [The Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2357)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2357), [arts. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2357/article/1/2), [19](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2357/article/19) (with [arts. 20-23](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2357/article/20))
@@ -4565,15 +4579,15 @@
and cognate expressions must be construed accordingly.
#### Determination after grant of questions referred before grant.
#### Handling of application by joint applicants.
#### Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.
#### International and national phases of application.
#### Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents.
#### Right to employees’ inventions.
#### Publication and certificate of grant.
#### Compensation of employees for certain inventions.
#### Appeals from the comptroller.
@@ -4705,19 +4719,19 @@
- (b) the application being treated as having been refused or withdrawn.
#### Enforceability of contracts relating to employees’ inventions.
#### Special provisions where patented invention is being worked abroad.
#### Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.
#### Amendments of applications and patents not to include added matter.
#### International and national phases of application.
#### Supplementary.
#### Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.
#### Compensation for loss of profit.
#### Biotechnological inventions
#### Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application.
#### The Patents Court.
#### Appeals from the comptroller.
#### Proceedings in Scotland.
##### 117A
@@ -4779,9 +4793,9 @@
#### Comptroller’s annual report.
#### Crown’s right to sell forfeited articles.
#### Northern Ireland.
#### Rules.
#### Scotland
### Opinions by Patent Office
2005-10-01
Patents Act 1977
2005-04-06
Patents Act 1977
2005-01-01
Patents Act 1977
2004-12-16
Patents Act 1977
2004-09-22
Patents Act 1977
2004-04-01
Patents Act 1977
2003-06-20
Patents Act 1977
2003-06-10
Patents Act 1977
2003-04-01
Patents Act 1977
2003-01-01
Patents Act 1977
1977-07-29
Patents Act 1977
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