# Patents Act 1977 [operative Body]

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- Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
- Type: Act
- Identifier: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/37
- Current as of: 29 July 1977
- Provisions: 166
- Official text: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/37
- Attribution: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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## Provisions

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Patent not to be impugned for lack of unity.", "Regulation 26"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Patent not to be impugned for lack of unity.", "Regulation 26"] Patent not to be impugned for lack of unity.**: — Regulation 26 — Patent not to be impugned for lack of unity. No person may in any proceeding object to a patent or to an amendment of a specification of a…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Supplementary protection certificates", "Regulation 128B"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Supplementary protection certificates", "Regulation 128B"] Supplementary protection certificates**: — Regulation 128B — Supplementary protection certificates Schedule 4A contains provision about the application of this Act in relation to supplementary…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Amount of compensation.", "Regulation 41"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Amount of compensation.", "Regulation 41"] Amount of compensation.**: — Regulation 41 — Amount of compensation. An award of compensation to an employee under section 40 (1) or (2) above shall be such as will secure for the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Register of patents etc.", "Regulation 32"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Register of patents etc.", "Regulation 32"] Register of patents etc.**: — Regulation 32 — Register of patents etc. The comptroller shall maintain the register of patents, which shall comply with rules made by virtue of this section…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Enforceability of contracts relating to employees’ inventions.", "Regulation 42"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Enforceability of contracts relating to employees’ inventions.", "Regulation 42"] Enforceability of contracts relating to employees’ inventions.**: — Regulation 42 — Enforceability of contracts relating to employees’ inventions. This section applies to any contract (whenever made) relating to inventions…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents.", "Regulation 30"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents.", "Regulation 30"] Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents.**: — Regulation 30 — Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents. Any patent or application for a patent is personal property (without…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Proceedings for infringement by exclusive licensee.", "Regulation 67"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Proceedings for infringement by exclusive licensee.", "Regulation 67"] Proceedings for infringement by exclusive licensee.**: — Regulation 67 — Proceedings for infringement by exclusive licensee. Subject to the provisions of this section, the holder of an exclusive licence under a…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents.", "Regulation 23"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents.", "Regulation 23"] Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents.**: — Regulation 23 — Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents. Subject to the following provisions of this section, no person resident in…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Handling of application by joint applicants.", "Regulation 10"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Handling of application by joint applicants.", "Regulation 10"] Handling of application by joint applicants.**: — Regulation 10 — Handling of application by joint applicants. If any dispute arises between joint applicants for a patent whether or in what manner the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency.", "Regulation 59"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency.", "Regulation 59"] Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency.**: — Regulation 59 — Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency. During any period of emergency within the meaning of this section the powers exercisable…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Preliminary examination", "Regulation 15A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Preliminary examination", "Regulation 15A"] Preliminary examination**: — Regulation 15A — Preliminary examination The comptroller shall refer an application for a patent to an examiner for a preliminary examination if— the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Novelty.", "Regulation 2"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Novelty.", "Regulation 2"] Novelty.**: — Regulation 2 — Novelty. An invention shall be taken to be new if it does not form part of the state of the art. The state of the art in the case of an…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court ....", "Regulation 106"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court ....", "Regulation 106"] Costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court ....**: — Regulation 106 — Costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court .... In proceedings to which this section applies, the court, in determining whether to…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Disclosure of invention by specification: availablity of samples of biological material.", "Regulation 125A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Disclosure of invention by specification: availablity of samples of biological material.", "Regulation 125A"] Disclosure of invention by specification: availablity of samples of biological material.**: — Regulation 125A — Disclosure of invention by specification: availablity of samples of biological material. Provision may be made by rules prescribing the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Right to continue use begun before priority date.", "Regulation 64"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Right to continue use begun before priority date.", "Regulation 64"] Right to continue use begun before priority date.**: — Regulation 64 — Right to continue use begun before priority date. Where a patent is granted for an invention, a person who in the United Kingdom before the…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application.", "Regulation 89B"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application.", "Regulation 89B"] Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application.**: — Regulation 89B — Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application. Where an international application for a patent (UK) is accorded a filing…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"] Meaning of infringement.**: — Regulation 60 — Meaning of infringement. Subject to the provisions of this section, a person infringes a patent for an invention if, but only if, while the…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Conversion of European patent applications.", "Regulation 81"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Conversion of European patent applications.", "Regulation 81"] Conversion of European patent applications.**: — Regulation 81 — Conversion of European patent applications. The comptroller may direct that on compliance with the relevant conditions mentioned in subsection

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 35"]

- **New Domestic Law", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 35"] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**: — Regulation 35 — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Extent of invention.", "Regulation 125"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Extent of invention.", "Regulation 125"] Extent of invention.**: — Regulation 125 — Extent of invention. For the purposes of this Act an invention for a patent for which an application has been made or for which a patent has…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Power of Court of Session to order report.", "Regulation 99B"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Power of Court of Session to order report.", "Regulation 99B"] Power of Court of Session to order report.**: — Regulation 99B — Power of Court of Session to order report. In any proceedings before the Court of Session under this Act the court may, either of its own…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents.", "Regulation 118"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents.", "Regulation 118"] Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents.**: — Regulation 118 — Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents. After publication of an application for a patent in…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 88"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 88"] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**: — Regulation 88 — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Orders in Council as to convention countries.", "Regulation 90"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Orders in Council as to convention countries.", "Regulation 90"] Orders in Council as to convention countries.**: — Regulation 90 — Orders in Council as to convention countries. Her Majesty may with a view to the fulfilment of a treaty or international convention…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Power to revoke patents on application.", "Regulation 72"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Power to revoke patents on application.", "Regulation 72"] Power to revoke patents on application.**: — Regulation 72 — Power to revoke patents on application. Subject to the following provisions of this Act, the court or the comptroller may ... by order revoke…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Right to employees’ inventions.", "Regulation 39"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Right to employees’ inventions.", "Regulation 39"] Right to employees’ inventions.**: — Regulation 39 — Right to employees’ inventions. Notwithstanding anything in any rule of law, an invention made by an employee shall, as between him and his…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Right to apply for and obtain a patent.", "Regulation 7"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Right to apply for and obtain a patent.", "Regulation 7"] Right to apply for and obtain a patent.**: — Regulation 7 — Right to apply for and obtain a patent. Any person may make an application for a patent either alone or jointly with another. A patent for an…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Burden of proof in certain cases.", "Regulation 100"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Burden of proof in certain cases.", "Regulation 100"] Burden of proof in certain cases.**: — Regulation 100 — Burden of proof in certain cases. If the invention for which a patent is granted is a process for obtaining a new product, the same product…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "European patent with unitary effect and Unified Patent Court", "Regulation 83A"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "European patent with unitary effect and Unified Patent Court", "Regulation 83A"] European patent with unitary effect and Unified Patent Court**: — Regulation 83A — European patent with unitary effect and Unified Patent Court Schedule A3 contains provision about the application of this Act in relation to…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"] Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.**: — Regulation 55 — Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown. Notwithstanding anything in this Act, any government department and any person…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Implementation of Community Patent Convention.", "Regulation 86"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Implementation of Community Patent Convention.", "Regulation 86"] Implementation of Community Patent Convention.**: — Regulation 86 — Implementation of Community Patent Convention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Industrial application.", "Regulation 4"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Industrial application.", "Regulation 4"] Industrial application.**: — Regulation 4 — Industrial application. ..., an invention shall be taken to be capable of industrial application if it can be made or used in any kind of…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Permitted communications", "Regulation 70B"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Permitted communications", "Regulation 70B"] Permitted communications**: — Regulation 70B — Permitted communications For the purposes of section 70A (5), a communication containing a threat of infringement proceedings is a…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Privilege for communications with patent agents relating to patent proceedings.", "Regulation 104"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Privilege for communications with patent agents relating to patent proceedings.", "Regulation 104"] Privilege for communications with patent agents relating to patent proceedings.**: — Regulation 104 — Privilege for communications with patent agents relating to patent proceedings…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Actionable threats", "Regulation 70A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Actionable threats", "Regulation 70A"] Actionable threats**: — Regulation 70A — Actionable threats Subject to subsections (2) to (5), a threat of infringement proceedings made by any person is actionable by any person…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Rectification of register.", "Regulation 34"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Rectification of register.", "Regulation 34"] Rectification of register.**: — Regulation 34 — Rectification of register. The court may, on the application of any person aggrieved, order the register to be rectified by the making, or…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.", "Regulation 82"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.", "Regulation 82"] Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.**: — Regulation 82 — Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent. The court shall not have jurisdiction to determine a question to which this…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Opinions on matters prescribed in the rules", "Regulation 74A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Opinions on matters prescribed in the rules", "Regulation 74A"] Opinions on matters prescribed in the rules**: — Regulation 74A — Opinions on matters prescribed in the rules The proprietor of a patent or any other person may request the comptroller to issue an opinion…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Date of filing application.", "Regulation 15"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Date of filing application.", "Regulation 15"] Date of filing application.**: — Regulation 15 — Date of filing application. Subject to the following provisions of this Act, the date of filing an application for a patent shall be taken to…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Crown’s right to sell forfeited articles.", "Regulation 122"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Crown’s right to sell forfeited articles.", "Regulation 122"] Crown’s right to sell forfeited articles.**: — Regulation 122 — Crown’s right to sell forfeited articles. Nothing in this Act affects the right of the Crown or any person deriving title directly or…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"] Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.**: — Regulation 8 — Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc. At any time before a patent has been granted for an invention…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 126"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 126"] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**: — Regulation 126 — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Scotland", "Regulation 131A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Scotland", "Regulation 131A"] Scotland**: — Regulation 131A — Scotland In the application of this Act to Scotland– “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents.", "Regulation 36"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents.", "Regulation 36"] Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents.**: — Regulation 36 — Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents. Where a patent is granted to two or more persons, each of them shall, subject to any…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Extension of privilege for communications with solicitors relating to patent proceedings.", "Regulation 103"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Extension of privilege for communications with solicitors relating to patent proceedings.", "Regulation 103"] Extension of privilege for communications with solicitors relating to patent proceedings.**: — Regulation 103 — Extension of privilege for communications with solicitors relating to patent proceedings. It is hereby declared that the rule of law which…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Misuse of title “Patent Office”.", "Regulation 112"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Misuse of title “Patent Office”.", "Regulation 112"] Misuse of title “Patent Office”.**: — Regulation 112 — Misuse of title “Patent Office”. If any person uses on his place of business, or on any document issued by him, or otherwise, the words…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Patentable inventions.", "Regulation 1"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Patentable inventions.", "Regulation 1"] Patentable inventions.**: — Regulation 1 — Patentable inventions. A patent may be granted only for an invention in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied, that is to…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act.", "Regulation 128"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act.", "Regulation 128"] Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act.**: — Regulation 128 — Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act. The following provisions of this section shall have effect for the…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Exercise of comptroller’s discretionary powers.", "Regulation 101"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Exercise of comptroller’s discretionary powers.", "Regulation 101"] Exercise of comptroller’s discretionary powers.**: — Regulation 101 — Exercise of comptroller’s discretionary powers. Without prejudice to any rule of law, the comptroller shall give any party to a proceeding…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Correction of errors in patents and applications.", "Regulation 117"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Correction of errors in patents and applications.", "Regulation 117"] Correction of errors in patents and applications.**: — Regulation 117 — Correction of errors in patents and applications. The comptroller may, subject to any provision of rules, correct any error of translation…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Failure of application.", "Regulation 20"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Failure of application.", "Regulation 20"] Failure of application.**: — Regulation 20 — Failure of application. If it is not determined that an application for a patent complies before the end of the prescribed period with all…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.", "Regulation 18"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.", "Regulation 18"] Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.**: — Regulation 18 — Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent. Where the conditions imposed by section 17

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Falsification of register etc.", "Regulation 109"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Falsification of register etc.", "Regulation 109"] Falsification of register etc.**: — Regulation 109 — Falsification of register etc. If a person makes or causes to be made a false entry in any register kept under this Act, or a writing…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Proceedings in Scotland.", "Regulation 98"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Proceedings in Scotland.", "Regulation 98"] Proceedings in Scotland.**: — Regulation 98 — Proceedings in Scotland. In Scotland proceedings relating primarily to patents (other than proceedings before the comptroller) shall be…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Application of Act to Crown.", "Regulation 129"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Application of Act to Crown.", "Regulation 129"] Application of Act to Crown.**: — Regulation 129 — Application of Act to Crown. —This Act does not affect Her Majesty in her private capacity but, subject to that, it binds the Crown.

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.", "Regulation 33"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.", "Regulation 33"] Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.**: — Regulation 33 — Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents. Any person who claims to have acquired the property in a patent or application for a…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of international application for patent.", "Regulation 89"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of international application for patent.", "Regulation 89"] Effect of international application for patent.**: — Regulation 89 — Effect of international application for patent. An international application for a patent (UK) for which a date of filing has been accorded…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Proceedings for infringement of patent.", "Regulation 61"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Proceedings for infringement of patent.", "Regulation 61"] Proceedings for infringement of patent.**: — Regulation 61 — Proceedings for infringement of patent. Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Act, civil proceedings may be brought in the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Relief for infringement of partially valid patent.", "Regulation 63"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Relief for infringement of partially valid patent.", "Regulation 63"] Relief for infringement of partially valid patent.**: — Regulation 63 — Relief for infringement of partially valid patent. If the validity of a patent is put in issue in proceedings for infringement of the patent…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Exercise of powers on applications under s. 48.", "Regulation 50"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Exercise of powers on applications under s. 48.", "Regulation 50"] Exercise of powers on applications under s. 48.**: — Regulation 50 — Exercise of powers on applications under s. 48. The powers of the comptroller on an application under section 48 above in respect of a patent…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Professional advisers", "Regulation 70D"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Professional advisers", "Regulation 70D"] Professional advisers**: — Regulation 70D — Professional advisers Proceedings in respect of an actionable threat may not be brought against a professional adviser (or any person…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: general.", "Regulation 48"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: general.", "Regulation 48"] Compulsory licences: general.**: — Regulation 48 — Compulsory licences: general. At any time after the expiration of three years, or of such other period as may be prescribed, from the date of…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Power of Patents Court to order report.", "Regulation 99A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Power of Patents Court to order report.", "Regulation 99A"] Power of Patents Court to order report.**: — Regulation 99A — Power of Patents Court to order report. Rules of court shall make provision empowering the Patents Court in any proceedings before it under…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Licences granted by order of comptroller.", "Regulation 108"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Licences granted by order of comptroller.", "Regulation 108"] Licences granted by order of comptroller.**: — Regulation 108 — Licences granted by order of comptroller. Any order for the grant of a licence under section 11, 38, 48 or 49 above shall, without prejudice…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 85"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 85"] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**: — Regulation 85 — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Provisions about licences under s. 48.", "Regulation 49"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Provisions about licences under s. 48.", "Regulation 49"] Provisions about licences under s. 48.**: — Regulation 49 — Provisions about licences under s. 48. Where the comptroller is satisfied, on an application made under section 48 above in respect of a…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"] Interpretation.**: — Regulation 130 — Interpretation. In this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires— “Agreement on a Unified Patent Court” means the Agreement on a…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Surrender of patents.", "Regulation 29"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Surrender of patents.", "Regulation 29"] Surrender of patents.**: — Regulation 29 — Surrender of patents. The proprietor of a patent may at any time by notice given to the comptroller offer to surrender his patent. A person…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 115"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 115"] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**: — Regulation 115 — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Proceedings for infringement by a co-owner.", "Regulation 66"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Proceedings for infringement by a co-owner.", "Regulation 66"] Proceedings for infringement by a co-owner.**: — Regulation 66 — Proceedings for infringement by a co-owner. In the application of section 60 above to a patent of which there are two or more joint…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Remedies and defences", "Regulation 70C"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Remedies and defences", "Regulation 70C"] Remedies and defences**: — Regulation 70C — Remedies and defences Proceedings in respect of an actionable threat may be brought against the person who made the threat for— a…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Costs and expenses in proceedings before the comptroller.", "Regulation 107"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Costs and expenses in proceedings before the comptroller.", "Regulation 107"] Costs and expenses in proceedings before the comptroller.**: — Regulation 107 — Costs and expenses in proceedings before the comptroller. The comptroller may, in proceedings before him under this Act, by order award to…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.", "Regulation 56"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.", "Regulation 56"] Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.**: — Regulation 56 — Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use. Any reference in section 55 above to a patented invention, in relation to any time, is a…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Extension of privilege in Scotland for communications relating to patent proceedings.", "Regulation 105"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Extension of privilege in Scotland for communications relating to patent proceedings.", "Regulation 105"] Extension of privilege in Scotland for communications relating to patent proceedings.**: — Regulation 105 — Extension of privilege in Scotland for communications relating to patent proceedings. It is hereby declared that in Scotland the rules of…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Patentee’s application for entry in register that licences are available as of right.", "Regulation 46"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Patentee’s application for entry in register that licences are available as of right.", "Regulation 46"] Patentee’s application for entry in register that licences are available as of right.**: — Regulation 46 — Patentee’s application for entry in register that licences are available as of right. At any time after the grant of a patent its proprietor…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "General power to amend application before grant.", "Regulation 19"]

- **New Domestic Law", "General power to amend application before grant.", "Regulation 19"] General power to amend application before grant.**: — Regulation 19 — General power to amend application before grant. At any time before a patent is granted in pursuance of an application the applicant may, in…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"] Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.**: — Regulation 22 — Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public. Where an application for a patent is filed in the Patent Office (whether…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Implementation of Agreement on a Unified Patent Court", "Regulation 88A"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Implementation of Agreement on a Unified Patent Court", "Regulation 88A"] Implementation of Agreement on a Unified Patent Court**: — Regulation 88A — Implementation of Agreement on a Unified Patent Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: WTO proprietors.", "Regulation 48A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: WTO proprietors.", "Regulation 48A"] Compulsory licences: WTO proprietors.**: — Regulation 48A — Compulsory licences: WTO proprietors. In the case of an application made under section 48 above in respect of a patent whose proprietor is a…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Amendments of applications and patents not to include added matter.", "Regulation 76"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Amendments of applications and patents not to include added matter.", "Regulation 76"] Amendments of applications and patents not to include added matter.**: — Regulation 76 — Amendments of applications and patents not to include added matter. An application for a patent which— is made in respect of matter disclosed…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: other cases.", "Regulation 48B"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: other cases.", "Regulation 48B"] Compulsory licences: other cases.**: — Regulation 48B — Compulsory licences: other cases. In the case of an application made under section 48 above in respect of a patent whose proprietor is not a…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Threats of infringement proceedings", "Regulation 70"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Threats of infringement proceedings", "Regulation 70"] Threats of infringement proceedings**: — Regulation 70 — Threats of infringement proceedings A communication contains a “threat of infringement proceedings” if a reasonable person in the position of…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination of parts of certain contracts.", "Regulation 45"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination of parts of certain contracts.", "Regulation 45"] Determination of parts of certain contracts.**: — Regulation 45 — Determination of parts of certain contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention.", "Regulation 92"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention.", "Regulation 92"] Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention.**: — Regulation 92 — Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention. Sections 1 to 3 of the Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions)…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"] Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.**: — Regulation 57 — Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use. In relation to— any use made for the services of the Crown of an invention by a government…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 114"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 114"] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**: — Regulation 114 — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Observations by third party on patentability.", "Regulation 21"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Observations by third party on patentability.", "Regulation 21"] Observations by third party on patentability.**: — Regulation 21 — Observations by third party on patentability. Where an application for a patent has been published but a patent has not been granted to the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Restoration of lapsed patents.", "Regulation 28"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Restoration of lapsed patents.", "Regulation 28"] Restoration of lapsed patents.**: — Regulation 28 — Restoration of lapsed patents. Where a patent has ceased to have effect by reason of a failure to pay any renewal fee, an application for the…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Decisions on Community Patent Convention.", "Regulation 87"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Decisions on Community Patent Convention.", "Regulation 87"] Decisions on Community Patent Convention.**: — Regulation 87 — Decisions on Community Patent Convention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Publication and certificate of grant.", "Regulation 24"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Publication and certificate of grant.", "Regulation 24"] Publication and certificate of grant.**: — Regulation 24 — Publication and certificate of grant. As soon as practicable after a patent has been granted under this Act the comptroller shall publish in…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.", "Regulation 12"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.", "Regulation 12"] Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.**: — Regulation 12 — Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc. At any time before a patent is granted for an invention…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Communication of information to the European Patent Office, etc.", "Regulation 94"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Communication of information to the European Patent Office, etc.", "Regulation 94"] Communication of information to the European Patent Office, etc.**: — Regulation 94 — Communication of information to the European Patent Office, etc. It shall not be unlawful by virtue of any enactment to communicate the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"]

- **New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"] References of disputes as to Crown use.**: — Regulation 58 — References of disputes as to Crown use. Any dispute as to— the exercise by a government department, or a person authorised by a government…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Comptroller’s annual report.", "Regulation 121"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Comptroller’s annual report.", "Regulation 121"] Comptroller’s annual report.**: — Regulation 121 — Comptroller’s annual report. Before 1st December in every financial year the comptroller shall cause to be laid before both Houses of…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Extension of time limits specified by comptroller", "Regulation 117B"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Extension of time limits specified by comptroller", "Regulation 117B"] Extension of time limits specified by comptroller**: — Regulation 117B — Extension of time limits specified by comptroller Subsection (2) below applies in relation to a period if it is specified by the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Inventive step.", "Regulation 3"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Inventive step.", "Regulation 3"] Inventive step.**: — Regulation 3 — Inventive step. An invention shall be taken to involve an inventive step if it is not obvious to a person skilled in the art, having regard to…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of order for restoration of patent.", "Regulation 28A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of order for restoration of patent.", "Regulation 28A"] Effect of order for restoration of patent.**: — Regulation 28A — Effect of order for restoration of patent. The effect of an order for the restoration of a patent is as follows. Anything done under or in…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of European patent (UK).", "Regulation 77"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of European patent (UK).", "Regulation 77"] Effect of European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 77 — Effect of European patent (UK). Subject to the provisions of this Act, a European patent (UK) shall, as from the publication of the mention…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Rules, regulations and orders; supplementary.", "Regulation 124"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Rules, regulations and orders; supplementary.", "Regulation 124"] Rules, regulations and orders; supplementary.**: — Regulation 124 — Rules, regulations and orders; supplementary. Any power conferred on the Secretary of State by this Act to make rules, regulations or orders…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Rules.", "Regulation 123"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Rules.", "Regulation 123"] Rules.**: — Regulation 123 — Rules. The Secretary of State may make such rules as he thinks expedient for regulating the business of the Patent Office in relation to…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Compulsory pharmaceutical licences", "Regulation 128A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Compulsory pharmaceutical licences", "Regulation 128A"] Compulsory pharmaceutical licences**: — Regulation 128A — Compulsory pharmaceutical licences In this Act a “compulsory pharmaceutical licence” means a compulsory licence granted under Regulation…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination of right to patent after grant.", "Regulation 37"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination of right to patent after grant.", "Regulation 37"] Determination of right to patent after grant.**: — Regulation 37 — Determination of right to patent after grant. After a patent has been granted for an invention any person having or claiming a proprietary…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Amendment of patent in infringement or revocation proceedings.", "Regulation 75"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Amendment of patent in infringement or revocation proceedings.", "Regulation 75"] Amendment of patent in infringement or revocation proceedings.**: — Regulation 75 — Amendment of patent in infringement or revocation proceedings. In any proceedings before the court or the comptroller in which the validity…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Financial provisions.", "Regulation 95"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Financial provisions.", "Regulation 95"] Financial provisions.**: — Regulation 95 — Financial provisions. There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any sums required by any Minister of the Crown or government…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition and Markets Authority.", "Regulation 51"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition and Markets Authority.", "Regulation 51"] Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition and Markets Authority.**: — Regulation 51 — Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition and Markets Authority. Where a report of the Competition and Markets Authority has…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "The Patents Court.", "Regulation 96"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "The Patents Court.", "Regulation 96"] The Patents Court.**: — Regulation 96 — The Patents Court. There shall be constituted, as part of the Chancery Division of the High Court, a Patents Court to take such proceedings…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Hours of business and excluded days.", "Regulation 120"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Hours of business and excluded days.", "Regulation 120"] Hours of business and excluded days.**: — Regulation 120 — Hours of business and excluded days. The comptroller may give directions specifying the hour at which the Patent Office shall be taken to be…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.", "Regulation 91"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.", "Regulation 91"] Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.**: — Regulation 91 — Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions. Judicial notice shall be taken of the following, that is to say— the European…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Publication of application.", "Regulation 16"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Publication of application.", "Regulation 16"] Publication of application.**: — Regulation 16 — Publication of application. Subject to section 22 below and to any prescribed restrictions, where an application has a date of filing, then…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination after grant of questions referred before grant.", "Regulation 9"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination after grant of questions referred before grant.", "Regulation 9"] Determination after grant of questions referred before grant.**: — Regulation 9 — Determination after grant of questions referred before grant. If a question with respect to a patent or application is referred by any person…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117", "Regulation 117A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117", "Regulation 117A"] Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117**: — Regulation 117A — Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117 Where— the comptroller is requested to correct an error or mistake in a…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Term of patent.", "Regulation 25"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Term of patent.", "Regulation 25"] Term of patent.**: — Regulation 25 — Term of patent. A patent granted under this Act shall be treated for the purposes of the following provisions of this Act as having been…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations", "Regulation 50A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations", "Regulation 50A"] Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations**: — Regulation 50A — Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations Subsection (2) below applies where— section 41 (2), 55 (2), 66 (6), 75 (2), 83…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Search.", "Regulation 17"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Search.", "Regulation 17"] Search.**: — Regulation 17 — Search. The comptroller shall refer an application for a patent to an examiner for a search if, and only if— the comptroller has referred the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Reinstatement of applications", "Regulation 20A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Reinstatement of applications", "Regulation 20A"] Reinstatement of applications**: — Regulation 20A — Reinstatement of applications Subsection (2) below applies where an application for a patent is refused, or is treated as having been…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Unauthorised claim of patent rights.", "Regulation 110"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Unauthorised claim of patent rights.", "Regulation 110"] Unauthorised claim of patent rights.**: — Regulation 110 — Unauthorised claim of patent rights. If a person falsely represents that anything disposed of by him for value is a patented product he…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Reviews of opinions under section 74A", "Regulation 74B"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Reviews of opinions under section 74A", "Regulation 74B"] Reviews of opinions under section 74A**: — Regulation 74B — Reviews of opinions under section 74A Rules may make provision for a review before the comptroller, on an application by the proprietor or…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Biotechnological inventions", "Regulation 76A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Biotechnological inventions", "Regulation 76A"] Biotechnological inventions**: — Regulation 76A — Biotechnological inventions Any provision of, or made under, this Act is to have effect in relation to a patent or an application for a…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Right of audience, &c. in proceedings before comptroller.", "Regulation 102"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Right of audience, &c. in proceedings before comptroller.", "Regulation 102"] Right of audience, &c. in proceedings before comptroller.**: — Regulation 102 — Right of audience, &c. in proceedings before comptroller. A party to proceedings before the comptroller under this Act, or under any treaty…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"] Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 78 — Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK). Subject to the provisions of this Act, an application for a European patent (UK)…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of patent decisions of competent authorities of other states.", "Regulation 83"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of patent decisions of competent authorities of other states.", "Regulation 83"] Effect of patent decisions of competent authorities of other states.**: — Regulation 83 — Effect of patent decisions of competent authorities of other states. A determination of a question to which section 82 above applies by the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Supplementary: proceedings for delivery up etc.", "Regulation 70F"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Supplementary: proceedings for delivery up etc.", "Regulation 70F"] Supplementary: proceedings for delivery up etc.**: — Regulation 70F — Supplementary: proceedings for delivery up etc. In section 70(1)(b) the reference to proceedings for infringement of a patent includes a…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of reinstatement under section 20A", "Regulation 20B"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of reinstatement under section 20A", "Regulation 20B"] Effect of reinstatement under section 20A**: — Regulation 20B — Effect of reinstatement under section 20A The effect of reinstatement under section 20A of an application for a patent is as follows…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Offences by corporations.", "Regulation 113"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Offences by corporations.", "Regulation 113"] Offences by corporations.**: — Regulation 113 — Offences by corporations. Where an offence under this Act which has been committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Special provisions where patented invention is being worked abroad.", "Regulation 54"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Special provisions where patented invention is being worked abroad.", "Regulation 54"] Special provisions where patented invention is being worked abroad.**: — Regulation 54 — Special provisions where patented invention is being worked abroad. Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide that the comptroller may not…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents in Scotland.", "Regulation 31"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents in Scotland.", "Regulation 31"] Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents in Scotland.**: — Regulation 31 — Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents in Scotland. Section 30 above shall not extend to Scotland, but instead…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compensation of employees for certain inventions.", "Regulation 40"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compensation of employees for certain inventions.", "Regulation 40"] Compensation of employees for certain inventions.**: — Regulation 40 — Compensation of employees for certain inventions. Where it appears to the court or the comptroller on an application made by an employee…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Use of electronic communications", "Regulation 124A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Use of electronic communications", "Regulation 124A"] Use of electronic communications**: — Regulation 124A — Use of electronic communications The comptroller may give directions as to the form and manner in which documents to be delivered to the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Declaration or declarator as to non-infringement", "Regulation 71"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Declaration or declarator as to non-infringement", "Regulation 71"] Declaration or declarator as to non-infringement**: — Regulation 71 — Declaration or declarator as to non-infringement Without prejudice to the court’s jurisdiction to make a declaration or declarator apart from…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.", "Regulation 11"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.", "Regulation 11"] Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.**: — Regulation 11 — Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10. Where an order is made or directions are given under section 8 or 10 above that an…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Making of application.", "Regulation 14"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Making of application.", "Regulation 14"] Making of application.**: — Regulation 14 — Making of application. Every application for a patent— shall be made in the prescribed form and shall be filed at the Patent Office in the…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Unauthorised claim that patent has been applied for.", "Regulation 111"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Unauthorised claim that patent has been applied for.", "Regulation 111"] Unauthorised claim that patent has been applied for.**: — Regulation 111 — Unauthorised claim that patent has been applied for. If a person represents that a patent has been applied for in respect of any article…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 84"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 84"] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**: — Regulation 84 — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.", "Regulation 80"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.", "Regulation 80"] Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.**: — Regulation 80 — Authentic text of European patents and patent applications. Subject to subsection

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compensation for loss of profit.", "Regulation 57A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compensation for loss of profit.", "Regulation 57A"] Compensation for loss of profit.**: — Regulation 57A — Compensation for loss of profit. Where use is made of an invention for the services of the Crown, the government department concerned shall…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Supplementary: pending registration", "Regulation 70E"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Supplementary: pending registration", "Regulation 70E"] Supplementary: pending registration**: — Regulation 70E — Supplementary: pending registration In sections 70 and 70B references to a patent include references to an application for a patent that has…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Existing patents and applications.", "Regulation 127"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Existing patents and applications.", "Regulation 127"] Existing patents and applications.**: — Regulation 127 — Existing patents and applications. No application for a patent may be made under the 1949 Act on or after the appointed day. Schedule 1 to…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Service by post.", "Regulation 119"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Service by post.", "Regulation 119"] Service by post.**: — Regulation 119 — Service by post. Any notice required or authorised to be given by this Act or rules, and any application or other document so authorised or…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Certificate of contested validity of patent.", "Regulation 65"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Certificate of contested validity of patent.", "Regulation 65"] Certificate of contested validity of patent.**: — Regulation 65 — Certificate of contested validity of patent. If in any proceedings before the court or the comptroller the validity of a patent to any extent…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 44"]

- **New Domestic Law", ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .", "Regulation 44"] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .**: — Regulation 44 — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application.", "Regulation 69"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application.", "Regulation 69"] Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application.**: — Regulation 69 — Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application. Where an application for a patent for an invention is published, then…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Short title, extent, commencement, consequential amendments and repeals.", "Regulation 132"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Short title, extent, commencement, consequential amendments and repeals.", "Regulation 132"] Short title, extent, commencement, consequential amendments and repeals.**: — Regulation 132 — Short title, extent, commencement, consequential amendments and repeals. This Act may be cited as the Patents Act 1977. This Act shall…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Designation as international organisation of which UK is member", "Regulation 88B"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Designation as international organisation of which UK is member", "Regulation 88B"] Designation as international organisation of which UK is member**: — Regulation 88B — Designation as international organisation of which UK is member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Appeals from the comptroller.", "Regulation 97"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Appeals from the comptroller.", "Regulation 97"] Appeals from the comptroller.**: — Regulation 97 — Appeals from the comptroller. Except as provided by subsection (4) below, an appeal shall lie to the Patents Court from any decision of the…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Copyright in documents made available electronically for inspection under section 118(1)", "Regulation 118A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Copyright in documents made available electronically for inspection under section 118(1)", "Regulation 118A"] Copyright in documents made available electronically for inspection under section 118(1)**: — Regulation 118A — Copyright in documents made available electronically for inspection under section 118(1)…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Right of audience, &c. in proceedings on appeal from the comptroller.", "Regulation 102A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Right of audience, &c. in proceedings on appeal from the comptroller.", "Regulation 102A"] Right of audience, &c. in proceedings on appeal from the comptroller.**: — Regulation 102A — Right of audience, &c. in proceedings on appeal from the comptroller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Immunity of department as regards official acts.", "Regulation 116"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Immunity of department as regards official acts.", "Regulation 116"] Immunity of department as regards official acts.**: — Regulation 116 — Immunity of department as regards official acts. Neither the Secretary of State nor any officer of his— shall be taken to warrant the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Disclosure of matter, etc., between earlier and later applications.", "Regulation 6"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Disclosure of matter, etc., between earlier and later applications.", "Regulation 6"] Disclosure of matter, etc., between earlier and later applications.**: — Regulation 6 — Disclosure of matter, etc., between earlier and later applications. It is hereby declared for the avoidance of doubt that where an application…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "General power to amend specification after grant.", "Regulation 27"]

- **New Domestic Law", "General power to amend specification after grant.", "Regulation 27"] General power to amend specification after grant.**: — Regulation 27 — General power to amend specification after grant. Subject to the following provisions of this section and to section 76 below, the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Methods of treatment or diagnosis", "Regulation 4A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Methods of treatment or diagnosis", "Regulation 4A"] Methods of treatment or diagnosis**: — Regulation 4A — Methods of treatment or diagnosis A patent shall not be granted for the invention of— a method of treatment of the human or animal body by…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Priority date.", "Regulation 5"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Priority date.", "Regulation 5"] Priority date.**: — Regulation 5 — Priority date. For the purposes of this Act the priority date of an invention to which an application for a patent relates and also of any…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Operation of s. 78 in relation to certain European patent applications.", "Regulation 79"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Operation of s. 78 in relation to certain European patent applications.", "Regulation 79"] Operation of s. 78 in relation to certain European patent applications.**: — Regulation 79 — Operation of s. 78 in relation to certain European patent applications. Subject to the following provisions of this section, section 78…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings.", "Regulation 68"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings.", "Regulation 68"] Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings.**: — Regulation 68 — Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings. Where by virtue of a transaction, instrument or event to which section 33 above…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Cancellation of entry made under s. 46.", "Regulation 47"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Cancellation of entry made under s. 46.", "Regulation 47"] Cancellation of entry made under s. 46.**: — Regulation 47 — Cancellation of entry made under s. 46. At any time after an entry has been made under section 46 above in respect of a patent, the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.", "Regulation 73"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.", "Regulation 73"] Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.**: — Regulation 73 — Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative. If it appears to the comptroller that an invention for which a patent has been…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.", "Regulation 74"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.", "Regulation 74"] Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.**: — Regulation 74 — Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue. Subject to the following provisions of this section, the validity of a patent…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Mention of inventor.", "Regulation 13"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Mention of inventor.", "Regulation 13"] Mention of inventor.**: — Regulation 13 — Mention of inventor. The inventor or joint inventors of an invention shall have a right to be mentioned as such in any patent granted for the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of patent under s. 37.", "Regulation 38"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of patent under s. 37.", "Regulation 38"] Effect of transfer of patent under s. 37.**: — Regulation 38 — Effect of transfer of patent under s. 37. Where an order is made under section 37 above that a patent shall be transferred from any person or…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Northern Ireland.", "Regulation 131"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Northern Ireland.", "Regulation 131"] Northern Ireland.**: — Regulation 131 — Northern Ireland. In the application of this Act to Northern Ireland— “enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement.", "Regulation 62"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement.", "Regulation 62"] Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement.**: — Regulation 62 — Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement. In proceedings for infringement of a patent damages shall not be awarded, and no order…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Opposition, appeal and arbitration.", "Regulation 52"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Opposition, appeal and arbitration.", "Regulation 52"] Opposition, appeal and arbitration.**: — Regulation 52 — Opposition, appeal and arbitration. The proprietor of the patent concerned or any other person wishing to oppose an application under…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Enforcement of orders for costs.", "Regulation 93"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Enforcement of orders for costs.", "Regulation 93"] Enforcement of orders for costs.**: — Regulation 93 — Enforcement of orders for costs. If the European Patent Office orders the payment of costs in any proceedings before it— in England and Wales…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences; supplementary provisions.", "Regulation 53"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences; supplementary provisions.", "Regulation 53"] Compulsory licences; supplementary provisions.**: — Regulation 53 — Compulsory licences; supplementary provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In any proceedings on an…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Supplementary.", "Regulation 43"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Supplementary.", "Regulation 43"] Supplementary.**: — Regulation 43 — Supplementary. Sections 39 to 42 above shall not apply to an invention made before the appointed day. Sections 39 to 42 above shall not apply…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "General powers of the court.", "Regulation 99"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "General powers of the court.", "Regulation 99"] General powers of the court.**: — Regulation 99 — General powers of the court. The court may, for the purpose of determining any question in the exercise of its original or appellate…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "International and national phases of application.", "Regulation 89A"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "International and national phases of application.", "Regulation 89A"] International and national phases of application.**: — Regulation 89A — International and national phases of application. The provisions of the Patent Co-operation Treaty relating to publication, search…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Existing patents and applications.", "Regulation 127"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Existing patents and applications.", "Regulation 127"] Existing patents and applications.**: — Regulation 127 — Existing patents and applications. (3) above, the application may nevertheless serve to establish a priority date in relation to a later…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.", "Regulation 56"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.", "Regulation 56"] Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.**: — Regulation 56 — Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use. (2)(b) above, specified drugs and medicines are drugs and medicines which are both—…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents.", "Regulation 23"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents.", "Regulation 23"] Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents.**: — Regulation 23 — Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents. (3) above only if— he knows that filing the application, or causing it to be…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"] Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.**: — Regulation 8 — Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc. (6) below.— order that the application shall proceed in the name of…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"] Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.**: — Regulation 57 — Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use. (1) above applies to a licence, assignment, assignation or agreement which is made, whether…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"] Interpretation.**: — Regulation 130 — Interpretation. under the law of the country where the application was made or in accordance with the terms of a treaty or convention to…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations", "Regulation 50A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations", "Regulation 50A"] Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations**: — Regulation 50A — Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations (2) of Schedule 7 to, the Enterprise Act 2002 (powers to take remedial action…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Term of patent.", "Regulation 25"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Term of patent.", "Regulation 25"] Term of patent.**: — Regulation 25 — Term of patent. (3) below, shall continue in force until the end of the period of 20 years beginning with the date of filing the application…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Search.", "Regulation 17"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Search.", "Regulation 17"] Search.**: — Regulation 17 — Search. (6) below, on a search requested under this section, the examiner shall make such investigation as in his opinion is reasonably…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Amount of compensation.", "Regulation 41"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Amount of compensation.", "Regulation 41"] Amount of compensation.**: — Regulation 41 — Amount of compensation. (1) above the amount of any benefit derived or expected to be derived by an employer from the assignment, assignation…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Patentable inventions.", "Regulation 1"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Patentable inventions.", "Regulation 1"] Patentable inventions.**: — Regulation 1 — Patentable inventions. (2) above for the purpose of maintaining them in conformity with developments in science and technology; and no such…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Making of application.", "Regulation 14"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Making of application.", "Regulation 14"] Making of application.**: — Regulation 14 — Making of application. (5)(d) above, rules may provide for treating two or more inventions as being so linked as to form a single inventive…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.", "Regulation 82"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.", "Regulation 82"] Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.**: — Regulation 82 — Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent. question if either of the following conditions is satisfied, that is to say— the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"] Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.**: — Regulation 55 — Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown. kept (as the case may be), and anything done by virtue of this subsection shall not…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of order for restoration of patent.", "Regulation 28A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of order for restoration of patent.", "Regulation 28A"] Effect of order for restoration of patent.**: — Regulation 28A — Effect of order for restoration of patent. (4) may— authorise the doing of that act by any partners of his for the time being in that…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.", "Regulation 12"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.", "Regulation 12"] Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.**: — Regulation 12 — Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc. (1) above, in its application to a European patent and…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application.", "Regulation 69"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application.", "Regulation 69"] Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application.**: — Regulation 69 — Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application. (3) above shall not apply to an infringement of the rights conferred by this…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of patent under s. 37.", "Regulation 38"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of patent under s. 37.", "Regulation 38"] Effect of transfer of patent under s. 37.**: — Regulation 38 — Effect of transfer of patent under s. 37. (2) above or that a person other than an old proprietor may make a new application for a patent and…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention.", "Regulation 92"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention.", "Regulation 92"] Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention.**: — Regulation 92 — Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention. (4) of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (statements made…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Opposition, appeal and arbitration.", "Regulation 52"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Opposition, appeal and arbitration.", "Regulation 52"] Opposition, appeal and arbitration.**: — Regulation 52 — Opposition, appeal and arbitration. (2)(a) above that the circumstances which led to the making of the order or entry have ceased to exist…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of European patent (UK).", "Regulation 77"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of European patent (UK).", "Regulation 77"] Effect of European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 77 — Effect of European patent (UK). (1) above shall not affect the operation in relation to a European patent (UK) of any provisions of the…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents.", "Regulation 118"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents.", "Regulation 118"] Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents.**: — Regulation 118 — Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents. (3)(aa) otherwise than in accordance with the working…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Use of electronic communications", "Regulation 124A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Use of electronic communications", "Regulation 124A"] Use of electronic communications**: — Regulation 124A — Use of electronic communications (5) applies in relation to a case where— a document is delivered using electronic communications, and…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of reinstatement under section 20A", "Regulation 20B"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of reinstatement under section 20A", "Regulation 20B"] Effect of reinstatement under section 20A**: — Regulation 20B — Effect of reinstatement under section 20A (4) does not become exercisable until the end of the period during which a request may be made…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compensation of employees for certain inventions.", "Regulation 40"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compensation of employees for certain inventions.", "Regulation 40"] Compensation of employees for certain inventions.**: — Regulation 40 — Compensation of employees for certain inventions. compensation of an amount determined under section 41 below. Subsections (1) and (2) above…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compensation for loss of profit.", "Regulation 57A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compensation for loss of profit.", "Regulation 57A"] Compensation for loss of profit.**: — Regulation 57A — Compensation for loss of profit. 57. In this section “the government department concerned”, in relation to any use of an invention for the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.", "Regulation 18"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.", "Regulation 18"] Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.**: — Regulation 18 — Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent. (1) above for the comptroller to refer an application to an examiner for a ... search…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Cancellation of entry made under s. 46.", "Regulation 47"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Cancellation of entry made under s. 46.", "Regulation 47"] Cancellation of entry made under s. 46.**: — Regulation 47 — Cancellation of entry made under s. 46. (3) above, that the proprietor of the patent is and was so precluded, he shall cancel the entry; and…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Patentee’s application for entry in register that licences are available as of right.", "Regulation 46"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Patentee’s application for entry in register that licences are available as of right.", "Regulation 46"] Patentee’s application for entry in register that licences are available as of right.**: — Regulation 46 — Patentee’s application for entry in register that licences are available as of right. have been payable by him as licensee if such a licence…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117", "Regulation 117A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117", "Regulation 117A"] Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117**: — Regulation 117A — Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117 (3) above and, after the withdrawal of the application and before…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Relief for infringement of partially valid patent.", "Regulation 63"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Relief for infringement of partially valid patent.", "Regulation 63"] Relief for infringement of partially valid patent.**: — Regulation 63 — Relief for infringement of partially valid patent. (2) below, grant relief in respect of that part of the patent which is found to be valid…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.", "Regulation 33"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.", "Regulation 33"] Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.**: — Regulation 33 — Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents. (1) above shall apply equally to the case where any person claims to have acquired any…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Power to revoke patents on application.", "Regulation 72"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Power to revoke patents on application.", "Regulation 72"] Power to revoke patents on application.**: — Regulation 72 — Power to revoke patents on application. (1)(b) above— may only be made by a person found by the court in an action for a declaration or…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement.", "Regulation 62"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement.", "Regulation 62"] Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement.**: — Regulation 62 — Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement. (4) above, but before the payment of the renewal fee and any additional fee prescribed…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application.", "Regulation 89B"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application.", "Regulation 89B"] Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application.**: — Regulation 89B — Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application. (6) above, or on the service by the applicant of a translation into…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act.", "Regulation 128"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act.", "Regulation 128"] Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act.**: — Regulation 128 — Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act. (1)(a) of the 1949 Act (which specifies, as one of the grounds of…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Compulsory pharmaceutical licences", "Regulation 128A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Compulsory pharmaceutical licences", "Regulation 128A"] Compulsory pharmaceutical licences**: — Regulation 128A — Compulsory pharmaceutical licences (8) (disapplication of Part 1 of Arbitration Act 1996). In section 108 (licences granted by order of…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination of right to patent after grant.", "Regulation 37"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination of right to patent after grant.", "Regulation 37"] Determination of right to patent after grant.**: — Regulation 37 — Determination of right to patent after grant. (2)(d) above fails to do anything necessary for carrying out any such directions within 14 days…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Rules.", "Regulation 123"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Rules.", "Regulation 123"] Rules.**: — Regulation 123 — Rules. (3), 71 or 72 above; providing for the appointment of advisers to assist the comptroller in any proceeding before him; prescribing…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.", "Regulation 11"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.", "Regulation 11"] Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.**: — Regulation 11 — Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10. (2) above— the original applicant or any of the applicants, acting in good faith, worked…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.", "Regulation 74"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.", "Regulation 74"] Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.**: — Regulation 74 — Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue. (1)(b) above unless— it has been determined in entitlement proceedings commenced…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Date of filing application.", "Regulation 15"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Date of filing application.", "Regulation 15"] Date of filing application.**: — Regulation 15 — Date of filing application. (1) above, the comptroller shall as soon as practicable after the filing of the last of those documents notify…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of international application for patent.", "Regulation 89"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of international application for patent.", "Regulation 89"] Effect of international application for patent.**: — Regulation 89 — Effect of international application for patent. (3)) deemed to be withdrawn under the Treaty, it shall be treated as withdrawn under this…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Priority date.", "Regulation 5"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Priority date.", "Regulation 5"] Priority date.**: — Regulation 5 — Priority date. than one, of the earliest of them; and where the comptroller has given permission under subsection (2B) below for a late…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Exercise of powers on applications under s. 48.", "Regulation 50"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Exercise of powers on applications under s. 48.", "Regulation 50"] Exercise of powers on applications under s. 48.**: — Regulation 50 — Exercise of powers on applications under s. 48. (1) above, the comptroller shall, in determining whether to make an order or entry in…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents.", "Regulation 30"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents.", "Regulation 30"] Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents.**: — Regulation 30 — Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents. (4) above shall have effect subject to the following provisions of this…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"] Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.**: — Regulation 22 — Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public. to the International Bureau or any international searching authority…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition and Markets Authority.", "Regulation 51"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition and Markets Authority.", "Regulation 51"] Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition and Markets Authority.**: — Regulation 51 — Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition and Markets Authority. licences granted under a patent by its proprietor…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Appeals from the comptroller.", "Regulation 97"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Appeals from the comptroller.", "Regulation 97"] Appeals from the comptroller.**: — Regulation 97 — Appeals from the comptroller. (4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (2). An appeal shall lie…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Register of patents etc.", "Regulation 32"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Register of patents etc.", "Regulation 32"] Register of patents etc.**: — Regulation 32 — Register of patents etc. (2)(b) above, no notice of any trust, whether express, implied or constructive, shall be entered in the register and…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: general.", "Regulation 48"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: general.", "Regulation 48"] Compulsory licences: general.**: — Regulation 48 — Compulsory licences: general. (1)(c) above, order the grant of a licence to the person specified in the application on such terms as the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Supplementary.", "Regulation 43"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Supplementary.", "Regulation 43"] Supplementary.**: — Regulation 43 — Supplementary. by their assent. For the purposes of sections 40 and 41 above the benefit derived or expected to be derived by an employer…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: WTO proprietors.", "Regulation 48A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: WTO proprietors.", "Regulation 48A"] Compulsory licences: WTO proprietors.**: — Regulation 48A — Compulsory licences: WTO proprietors. on the ground mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) above unless the comptroller is satisfied that the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Permitted communications", "Regulation 70B"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Permitted communications", "Regulation 70B"] Permitted communications**: — Regulation 70B — Permitted communications (1)(b)(i))— a statement that a patent exists and is in force or that an application for a patent has been made…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: other cases.", "Regulation 48B"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: other cases.", "Regulation 48B"] Compulsory licences: other cases.**: — Regulation 48B — Compulsory licences: other cases. licences under the patent, or on the disposal or use of the patented product or on the use of the patented…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.", "Regulation 91"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.", "Regulation 91"] Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.**: — Regulation 91 — Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions. (1)(b) above shall be admissible as evidence of any instrument or other act…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"]

- **New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"] References of disputes as to Crown use.**: — Regulation 58 — References of disputes as to Crown use. (4) of that section, or the right of any person to receive a payment under section 57A, may be…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"] Meaning of infringement.**: — Regulation 60 — Meaning of infringement. (2) above shall not apply to the supply or offer of a staple commercial product unless the supply or the offer is…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "International and national phases of application.", "Regulation 89A"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "International and national phases of application.", "Regulation 89A"] International and national phases of application.**: — Regulation 89A — International and national phases of application. (3)(a) being satisfied, the application shall be taken to be withdrawn. Where during the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Restoration of lapsed patents.", "Regulation 28"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Restoration of lapsed patents.", "Regulation 28"] Restoration of lapsed patents.**: — Regulation 28 — Restoration of lapsed patents. consequential on the revocation as he thinks fit…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents.", "Regulation 36"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents.", "Regulation 36"] Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents.**: — Regulation 36 — Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents. the means, relating to an essential element of the invention, for putting the invention…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Novelty.", "Regulation 2"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Novelty.", "Regulation 2"] Novelty.**: — Regulation 2 — Novelty. was entitled to obtain it; or from any other person to whom the matter was made available in confidence by any person mentioned in…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Conversion of European patent applications.", "Regulation 81"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Conversion of European patent applications.", "Regulation 81"] Conversion of European patent applications.**: — Regulation 81 — Conversion of European patent applications. (2) below an application for a European patent (UK) shall be treated as an application for a…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.", "Regulation 80"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.", "Regulation 80"] Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.**: — Regulation 80 — Authentic text of European patents and patent applications. (2) below, the text of a European patent or application for such a patent in the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Preliminary examination", "Regulation 15A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Preliminary examination", "Regulation 15A"] Preliminary examination**: — Regulation 15A — Preliminary examination (6)(a) above before the end of the period specified by the comptroller under that subsection, and as a result of the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Reinstatement of applications", "Regulation 20A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Reinstatement of applications", "Regulation 20A"] Reinstatement of applications**: — Regulation 20A — Reinstatement of applications (1) above within the further period specified by the comptroller in the order reinstating the application. The…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency.", "Regulation 59"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency.", "Regulation 59"] Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency.**: — Regulation 59 — Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency. under section 69 below to bring proceedings in respect of the application concerned, and…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Proceedings for infringement of patent.", "Regulation 61"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Proceedings for infringement of patent.", "Regulation 61"] Proceedings for infringement of patent.**: — Regulation 61 — Proceedings for infringement of patent. (3) above and the making of such a reference; any reference to a claimant or pursuer includes a…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.", "Regulation 73"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.", "Regulation 73"] Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.**: — Regulation 73 — Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative. (1)(a) or (b) is not satisfied in relation to an invention for which there is a…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"] Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 78 — Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK). (2) above; where a period of time relevant to priority is extended under that…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"] Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.**: — Regulation 55 — Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown. invention but before such a patent is granted, and the terms for its use agreed or…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.", "Regulation 18"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.", "Regulation 18"] Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.**: — Regulation 18 — Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent. observations on the report and to amend the application so as to comply with those…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Opposition, appeal and arbitration.", "Regulation 52"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Opposition, appeal and arbitration.", "Regulation 52"] Opposition, appeal and arbitration.**: — Regulation 52 — Opposition, appeal and arbitration. (2) above is opposed, and either– the parties consent, or the proceedings require a prolonged examination…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.", "Regulation 82"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.", "Regulation 82"] Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.**: — Regulation 82 — Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent. (5) above, the court and the comptroller shall have jurisdiction to determine…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations", "Regulation 50A"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations", "Regulation 50A"] Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations**: — Regulation 50A — Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations (1)(c)(i) above or may, instead or in addition, make an entry in the register…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.", "Regulation 91"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.", "Regulation 91"] Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.**: — Regulation 91 — Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions. section shall be sufficient evidence of it. In this section— “convention…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination of right to patent after grant.", "Regulation 37"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination of right to patent after grant.", "Regulation 37"] Determination of right to patent after grant.**: — Regulation 37 — Determination of right to patent after grant. (4) above on that ground, if the reference was made after the second anniversary of the date of…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.", "Regulation 11"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.", "Regulation 11"] Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.**: — Regulation 11 — Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10. (2) or (3A) above, the person in whose name the application is to proceed or, as the case…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"] Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.**: — Regulation 8 — Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc. (1)(a) above and— the comptroller orders an application for a…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.", "Regulation 73"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.", "Regulation 73"] Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.**: — Regulation 73 — Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative. (2) above before— the end of the period for filing an opposition to the European…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.", "Regulation 74"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.", "Regulation 74"] Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.**: — Regulation 74 — Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue. (3), 69, 71 or 72 above. It is hereby declared that for the purposes of this Act…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"] Meaning of infringement.**: — Regulation 60 — Meaning of infringement. (2) shall not apply to an act done in relation to a product that is subject to a patent where the product has been…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Priority date.", "Regulation 5"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Priority date.", "Regulation 5"] Priority date.**: — Regulation 5 — Priority date. (2) above. The comptroller shall grant a request made under subsection (2B) above if, and only if— the request complies with…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"] Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.**: — Regulation 57 — Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use. (4) of that section shall have effect as if the reference to the proprietor of the patent…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"] Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 78 — Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK). (3) above shall cease to apply to an application for a European patent (UK)…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.", "Regulation 80"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.", "Regulation 80"] Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.**: — Regulation 80 — Authentic text of European patents and patent applications. of an act which infringed the patent as correctly translated, but not as…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: other cases.", "Regulation 48B"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Compulsory licences: other cases.", "Regulation 48B"] Compulsory licences: other cases.**: — Regulation 48B — Compulsory licences: other cases. (1)(d)(i) above, and any licence granted under section 48 above on that ground shall contain such…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"] Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.**: — Regulation 22 — Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public. (2) above until they are revoked under paragraph (e) below; if the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Register of patents etc.", "Regulation 32"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Register of patents etc.", "Regulation 32"] Register of patents etc.**: — Regulation 32 — Register of patents etc. (6) above or rules is a right to a copy or extract in a form in which it can be taken away and in which it is…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.", "Regulation 33"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.", "Regulation 33"] Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.**: — Regulation 33 — Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents. (1)(a) above, registration of the application shall be treated as registration of the…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Use of electronic communications", "Regulation 124A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Use of electronic communications", "Regulation 124A"] Use of electronic communications**: — Regulation 124A — Use of electronic communications by transmitting an electronic communication containing the document to an address provided or made…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"]

- **New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"] References of disputes as to Crown use.**: — Regulation 58 — References of disputes as to Crown use. (1)(a), (b) or (c) above and the nature and extent of the relief granted the court shall, subject to…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of European patent (UK).", "Regulation 77"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of European patent (UK).", "Regulation 77"] Effect of European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 77 — Effect of European patent (UK). (6)(b) below. Where a European patent (UK) is revoked in accordance with the European Patent Convention or…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Amount of compensation.", "Regulation 41"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Amount of compensation.", "Regulation 41"] Amount of compensation.**: — Regulation 41 — Amount of compensation. derived from his employment or has derived in relation to the invention under this Act; the effort and skill which…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.", "Regulation 56"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.", "Regulation 56"] Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.**: — Regulation 56 — Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use. to the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or under any corresponding provision of…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.", "Regulation 12"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.", "Regulation 12"] Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.**: — Regulation 12 — Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc. (1) above or any such proceedings as are mentioned in…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117", "Regulation 117A"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117", "Regulation 117A"] Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117**: — Regulation 117A — Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117 (5) above, that other and any person claiming through him may deal with…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Conversion of European patent applications.", "Regulation 81"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Conversion of European patent applications.", "Regulation 81"] Conversion of European patent applications.**: — Regulation 81 — Conversion of European patent applications. convention to a later date, that later date shall be treated for those purposes as the date of…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Power to revoke patents on application.", "Regulation 72"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Power to revoke patents on application.", "Regulation 72"] Power to revoke patents on application.**: — Regulation 72 — Power to revoke patents on application. (4) above to the specification being amended is to its being amended under section 75 below and also…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Date of filing application.", "Regulation 15"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Date of filing application.", "Regulation 15"] Date of filing application.**: — Regulation 15 — Date of filing application. (1) below to correct an error or mistake. Where, after an application for a patent has been filed and before the…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"] Interpretation.**: — Regulation 130 — Interpretation. a patent conferring on the licensee, or on him and persons authorised by him, to the exclusion of all other persons…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Search.", "Regulation 17"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Search.", "Regulation 17"] Search.**: — Regulation 17 — Search. the comptroller may at any time refer the application to an examiner for a supplementary search, and subsections (4) and (5) above…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Rules.", "Regulation 123"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Rules.", "Regulation 123"] Rules.**: — Regulation 123 — Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules shall provide for the publication by the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"] Meaning of infringement.**: — Regulation 60 — Meaning of infringement. or vehicle which has temporarily or accidentally entered or is crossing the United Kingdom (including the air space…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.", "Regulation 80"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.", "Regulation 80"] Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.**: — Regulation 80 — Authentic text of European patents and patent applications. (5) above, the right conferred by subsection (4) above does not extend to…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.", "Regulation 12"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.", "Regulation 12"] Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.**: — Regulation 12 — Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc. (1) above or the publication of the application; the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"] Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.**: — Regulation 57 — Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use. (4) payment as may be agreed on by them or as may in default of agreement be determined by…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination of right to patent after grant.", "Regulation 37"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination of right to patent after grant.", "Regulation 37"] Determination of right to patent after grant.**: — Regulation 37 — Determination of right to patent after grant. (4) above on the reference unless notice of the reference is given to all persons registered as…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Priority date.", "Regulation 5"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Priority date.", "Regulation 5"] Priority date.**: — Regulation 5 — Priority date. of the World Trade Organisation for protection in respect of an invention which, in accordance with the law of that country or…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"] Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.**: — Regulation 22 — Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public. (5)(c) above— where the application contains information relating to the…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.", "Regulation 82"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.", "Regulation 82"] Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.**: — Regulation 82 — Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent. has not exercised its right under the convention to exclude the application of…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"] Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 78 — Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK). (3) above ceasing to apply to an application for a European patent (UK) and the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"] Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.**: — Regulation 55 — Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown. (4) above include terms as to payment for the use, then (notwithstanding anything in…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Register of patents etc.", "Regulation 32"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Register of patents etc.", "Regulation 32"] Register of patents etc.**: — Regulation 32 — Register of patents etc. (6) above; a copy of any document kept in the Patent Office or an extract from any such document, any specification…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of European patent (UK).", "Regulation 77"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of European patent (UK).", "Regulation 77"] Effect of European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 77 — Effect of European patent (UK). (1) above shall not apply to a European patent (UK) the specification of which was published in French or…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Amount of compensation.", "Regulation 41"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Amount of compensation.", "Regulation 41"] Amount of compensation.**: — Regulation 41 — Amount of compensation. (4)(d) above. Any order for the payment of compensation under section 40 above may be an order for the payment of a…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"] Interpretation.**: — Regulation 130 — Interpretation. (6) above; “mortgage”, when used as a noun, includes a charge for securing money or money’s worth and, when used as a verb…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"]

- **New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"] References of disputes as to Crown use.**: — Regulation 58 — References of disputes as to Crown use. (8) below, grant relief to the proprietor of the patent in respect of that part of the patent which…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"] Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.**: — Regulation 8 — Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc. (4) above fails to do anything necessary for carrying out any such…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"] Meaning of infringement.**: — Regulation 60 — Meaning of infringement. on a Unified Patent Court. For the purposes of subsection (2) above a person who does an act in relation to an…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.", "Regulation 57"] Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.**: — Regulation 57 — Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use. (4) of section 55 above shall (whether or not it applies to any such use of the invention)…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"]

- **New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"] References of disputes as to Crown use.**: — Regulation 58 — References of disputes as to Crown use. court shall consider whether or not it would have been reasonable to expect, from a consideration of…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.", "Regulation 22"] Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.**: — Regulation 22 — Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public. below shall apply as if— the working were use made by section 55; the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.", "Regulation 8"] Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.**: — Regulation 8 — Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc. (2)(a), (b) or (d) above on the reference unless notice of the…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"] Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 78 — Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK). (6) to (6B) above apply in relation to the use of a patented invention for the…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"] Interpretation.**: — Regulation 130 — Interpretation. department of the European Patent Office; “right”, in relation to any patent or application, includes an interest in the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.", "Regulation 55"] Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.**: — Regulation 55 — Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown. disposed of in the exercise of powers conferred by this section, and any person…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"] Interpretation.**: — Regulation 130 — Interpretation. (1) above and any such statement shall be conclusive evidence that the exhibition falls within that definition. For the…

### ["Part II — Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"]

- **Provisions about International Conventions", "Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).", "Regulation 78"] Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).**: — Regulation 78 — Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK). (7) above shall come into force on a day appointed for the purpose by rules and…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"] Meaning of infringement.**: — Regulation 60 — Meaning of infringement. (5)(b), anything done in or for the purposes of a medicinal product assessment which would otherwise constitute an…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"]

- **New Domestic Law", "References of disputes as to Crown use.", "Regulation 58"] References of disputes as to Crown use.**: — Regulation 58 — References of disputes as to Crown use. (3) above) , or to any compensation under section 57A above, in respect of a subsequent use of the…

### ["Part I — New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"]

- **New Domestic Law", "Meaning of infringement.", "Regulation 60"] Meaning of infringement.**: — Regulation 60 — Meaning of infringement. (5)(b) in relation to any act of a kind not falling within subsection (6D). Subsection 5(k) applies to an act or use…

### ["Part III — Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"]

- **Miscellaneous and General", "Interpretation.", "Regulation 130"] Interpretation.**: — Regulation 130 — Interpretation. to any instrument made under any such convention or agreement. Whereas by a resolution made on the signature of the…

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