Section 48A(1)

In the case of an application made under section 48 above in respect of a patent whose proprietor is a WTO proprietor, the relevant grounds are– where the patented invention is a product, that a demand in the United Kingdom for that product is not being met on reasonable terms; that by reason of the refusal of the proprietor of the patent concerned to grant a licence or licences on reasonable terms– the exploitation in the United Kingdom of any other patented invention which involves an important technical advance of considerable economic significance in relation to the invention for which the patent concerned was granted is prevented or hindered, or the establishment or development of commercial or industrial activities in the United Kingdom is unfairly prejudiced; that by reason of conditions imposed by the proprietor of the patent concerned on the grant of licences under the patent, or on the disposal or use of the patented product or on the use of the patented process, the manufacture, use or disposal of materials not protected by the patent, or the establishment or development of commercial or industrial activities in the United Kingdom, is unfairly prejudiced.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04