Section 23(2)
PA 1977
Patents Act 1977 · United Kingdom
Subsection (1) above does not apply to an application for a patent for an invention for which an application for a patent has first been filed (whether before or after the appointed day) in a country outside the United Kingdom by a person resident outside the United Kingdom.
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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04