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PA 1977 — Patents Act 1977

law · United Kingdom · ukpga/1977/37

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1 Patentable inventions.
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2 Novelty.
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3 Inventive step.
4 Industrial application.
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4A Methods of treatment or diagnosis
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5 Priority date.
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6 Disclosure of matter, etc., between earlier and later applications.
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7 Right to apply for and obtain a patent.
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8 Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents, etc.
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9 Determination after grant of questions referred before grant.
10 Handling of application by joint applicants.
11 Effect of transfer of application under s. 8 or 10.
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12 Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc.
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13 Mention of inventor.
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14 Making of application.
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15 Date of filing application.
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15A Preliminary examination
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16 Publication of application.
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17 Search.
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18 Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent.
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19 General power to amend application before grant.
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20 Failure of application.
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20A Reinstatement of applications
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20B Effect of reinstatement under section 20A
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21 Observations by third party on patentability.
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22 Information prejudicial to national security or safety of public.
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23 Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents.
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24 Publication and certificate of grant.
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25 Term of patent.
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26 Patent not to be impugned for lack of unity.
27 General power to amend specification after grant.
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28 Restoration of lapsed patents.
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28A Effect of order for restoration of patent.
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29 Surrender of patents.
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30 Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents.
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31 Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents in Scotland.
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32 Register of patents etc.
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33 Effect of registration, etc., on rights in patents.
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34 Rectification of register.
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36 Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents.
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37 Determination of right to patent after grant.
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38 Effect of transfer of patent under s. 37.
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39 Right to employees’ inventions.
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40 Compensation of employees for certain inventions.
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41 Amount of compensation.
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42 Enforceability of contracts relating to employees’ inventions.
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43 Supplementary.
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45 Determination of parts of certain contracts.
46 Patentee’s application for entry in register that licences are available as of right.
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47 Cancellation of entry made under s. 46.
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48 Compulsory licences: general.
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48A Compulsory licences: WTO proprietors.
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48B Compulsory licences: other cases.
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49 Provisions about licences under s. 48.
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50 Exercise of powers on applications under s. 48.
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50A Powers exercisable following merger and market investigations
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51 Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition and Markets Authority.
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52 Opposition, appeal and arbitration.
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53 Compulsory licences; supplementary provisions.
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54 Special provisions where patented invention is being worked abroad.
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55 Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown.
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56 Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use.
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57 Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use.
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57A Compensation for loss of profit.
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58 References of disputes as to Crown use.
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59 Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency.
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60 Meaning of infringement.
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61 Proceedings for infringement of patent.
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62 Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement.
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63 Relief for infringement of partially valid patent.
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64 Right to continue use begun before priority date.
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65 Certificate of contested validity of patent.
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66 Proceedings for infringement by a co-owner.
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67 Proceedings for infringement by exclusive licensee.
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68 Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings.
69 Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application.
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70 Threats of infringement proceedings
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70A Actionable threats
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70B Permitted communications
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70C Remedies and defences
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70D Professional advisers
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70E Supplementary: pending registration
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70F Supplementary: proceedings for delivery up etc.
71 Declaration or declarator as to non-infringement
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72 Power to revoke patents on application.
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73 Comptroller’s power to revoke patents on his own initiative.
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74 Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue.
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74A Opinions on matters prescribed in the rules
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74B Reviews of opinions under section 74A
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75 Amendment of patent in infringement or revocation proceedings.
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76 Amendments of applications and patents not to include added matter.
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76A Biotechnological inventions
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77 Effect of European patent (UK).
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78 Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK).
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79 Operation of s. 78 in relation to certain European patent applications.
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80 Authentic text of European patents and patent applications.
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81 Conversion of European patent applications.
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82 Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent.
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83 Effect of patent decisions of competent authorities of other states.
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83A European patent with unitary effect and Unified Patent Court
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86 Implementation of Community Patent Convention.
87 Decisions on Community Patent Convention.
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88A Implementation of Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
88B Designation as international organisation of which UK is member
89 Effect of international application for patent.
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89A International and national phases of application.
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89B Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application.
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90 Orders in Council as to convention countries.
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91 Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions.
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92 Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention.
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93 Enforcement of orders for costs.
94 Communication of information to the European Patent Office, etc.
95 Financial provisions.
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96 The Patents Court.
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97 Appeals from the comptroller.
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98 Proceedings in Scotland.
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99 General powers of the court.
99A Power of Patents Court to order report.
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99B Power of Court of Session to order report.
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100 Burden of proof in certain cases.
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101 Exercise of comptroller’s discretionary powers.
102 Right of audience, &c. in proceedings before comptroller.
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102A Right of audience, &c. in proceedings on appeal from the comptroller.
103 Extension of privilege for communications with solicitors relating to patent proceedings.
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104 Privilege for communications with patent agents relating to patent proceedings.
105 Extension of privilege in Scotland for communications relating to patent proceedings.
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106 Costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court ....
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107 Costs and expenses in proceedings before the comptroller.
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108 Licences granted by order of comptroller.
109 Falsification of register etc.
110 Unauthorised claim of patent rights.
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111 Unauthorised claim that patent has been applied for.
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112 Misuse of title “Patent Office”.
113 Offences by corporations.
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116 Immunity of department as regards official acts.
117 Correction of errors in patents and applications.
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117A Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117
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117B Extension of time limits specified by comptroller
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118 Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents.
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118A Copyright in documents made available electronically for inspection under section 118(1)
119 Service by post.
120 Hours of business and excluded days.
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121 Comptroller’s annual report.
122 Crown’s right to sell forfeited articles.
123 Rules.
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124 Rules, regulations and orders; supplementary.
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124A Use of electronic communications
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125 Extent of invention.
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125A Disclosure of invention by specification: availablity of samples of biological material.
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127 Existing patents and applications.
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128 Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act.
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128A Compulsory pharmaceutical licences
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128B Supplementary protection certificates
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129 Application of Act to Crown.
130 Interpretation.
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131 Northern Ireland.
131A Scotland
132 Short title, extent, commencement, consequential amendments and repeals.
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3 Liability to pay equitable remuneration
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4 Exemption for small farmers
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5 Information to be supplied by farmer
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6 Information to be supplied by seed processor
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7 Information to be supplied by relevant rights holder
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