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as amended at 29th April 2006 1 Patentable inventions
2 Novelty
3 Inventive step
4 Industrial application
5 Priority date
6 Disclosure of matter, etc, between earlier and later applications 7 Right to apply for and obtain a patent
8 Determination before grant of questions about entitlement to patents etc
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
12 Determination of questions about entitlement to foreign and convention patents, etc
13 Mention of inventor 14 Making of application
15 Date of filing application
15A Preliminary examination
16 Publication of application 17 Preliminary examination and search
18 Substantive examination and grant or refusal of patent
19 General power to amend application before grant
20 Failure of application
20A Reinstatement of applications
20B Effect of reinstatement under section 20A
21 Observations by third party on patentability 22 Information prejudicial to defence of realm or safety of public
23 Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents 24 Publication and certificate of grant
25 Term of patent
26 Patent not to be impugned for lack of unity
27 General power to amend specification after grant
28 Restoration of lapsed patents
28A Effect of order for restoration of patent
29 Surrender of patents 30 Nature of, and transactions in, patents and applications for patents
31 Nature of, and transactions in, patents and application for patents in Scotland
32 Register of patents, etc
33 Effect of registration, etc on rights in patents
34 Rectification of register
35 Evidence of register, documents, etc [Repealed]
36 Co-ownership of patents and applications for patents
37 Determination of right to patent after grant
38 Effect of transfer of patent under s.37 39 Right to employees' inventions
40 Compensation of employees for certain inventions
41 Amount of compensation
42 Enforceability of contracts relating to employees' inventions
43 Supplementary 44 Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions [Repealed]
45 Determination of parts of certain contracts [Repealed] 46 Patentee's application for entry in register that licences are available as of right
47 Cancellation of entry made under s.46
48 Compulsory licences
48A Compulsory licences: WTO Proprietors
48B Compulsory licences: Other Cases
49 Provisions about licences under s.48
50 Exercise of powers on applications under s.48
51 Powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition Commission
52 Opposition, appeal and arbitration
53 Compulsory licences; supplementary provisions
54 Special provisions where patented invention is being worked abroad 55 Use of patented inventions for services of the Crown
56 Interpretation, etc., of provisions about Crown use
57 Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use
57A Compensation for loss of profit
58 References of disputes as to Crown use
59 Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency 60 Meaning of infringement
61 Proceedings for infringement of patent
62 Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement
63 Relief for infringement of partially valid patent
64 Right to continue use begun before priority date
65 Certificate of contested validity of patent
66 Proceedings for infringement by a co-owner
67 Proceedings for infringement by exclusive licensee
68 Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings
69 Infringement of rights conferred by publication of application
70 Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings
71 Declaration or declarator as to non-infringement 72 Power to revoke patents on application
73 Comptroller's power to revoke patents on his own initiative 74 Proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue
74A Opinions as to validity or infringement
74B Reviews of opinions under section 74A 75 Amendment of patent in infringement or revocation proceedings
76 Amendments of applications and patents not to include added matter
76A Biotechnological inventions 77 Effect of European patent (UK)
78 Effect of filing an application for a European patent (UK)
79 Operation of s.78 in relation to certain European patent applications
80 Authentic text of European patents and patent applications
81 Conversion of European patent applications
82 Jurisdiction to determine questions as to right to a patent
83 Effect of patent decisions of competent authorities of other states
84 Patent agents and other representatives [Repealed]
85 European patent attorneys [Repealed] 86 Implementation of Community Patent Convention
87 Decisions on Community Patent Convention
88 Jurisdiction in legal proceedings in connection with Community Patent Convention [Repealed] 89 Effect of international application for patent
89A International and national phases of application
89B Adaptation of provisions in relation to international application 90 Orders in Council as to convention countries 91 Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions
92 Obtaining evidence for proceedings under the European Patent Convention
93 Enforcement of orders for costs
94 Communication of information to the European Patent Office, etc
95 Financial provisions 96 The Patents Court [Repealed]
97 Appeals from the comptroller
98 Proceedings in Scotland
99 General powers of the Court
99A Power of Patents Court to order report
99B Power of Court of Session to order report
100 Burden of proof in certain cases
101 Exercise of comptroller's discretionary powers
102 Right of audience, &c in proceedings before comptroller
102A Right of audience, &c in proceedings on appeal from the comptroller
103 Extension of privilege for communications with solicitors relating to patent proceedings
104 Privilege for communications with patent agents relating to patent proceedings [Repealed]
105 Extension of privilege in Scotland for communications relating to patent proceedings
106 Costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court under s.40
107 Costs and expenses in proceedings before the comptroller
108 Licences granted by order of comptroller 109 Falsification of register etc
110 Unauthorised claim of patent rights
111 Unauthorised claim that patent has been applied for
112 Misuse of title "Patent Office"
113 Offences by corporations 114 Restrictions on practice as patent agent [Repealed]
115 Power of comptroller to refuse to deal with certain agents [Repealed] 116 Immunity of department as regards official acts 117 Correction of errors in patents and applications
117A Effect of resuscitating a withdrawn application under section 117
117B Extension of time limits specified by comptroller
118 Information about patent applications and patents, and inspection of documents
119 Service by post
120 Hours of business and excluded days
121 Comptroller's annual report 122 Crown's right to sell forfeited articles
123 Rules
124 Rules, regulations and orders; supplementary
124A Use of electronic communications
125 Extent of invention
125A Disclosure of invention by specification availability of samples of biological material
126 Stamp duty
127 Existing patents and applications
128 Priorities between patents and applications under 1949 Act and this Act
129 Application of Act to Crown
130 Interpretation
131 Northern Ireland
131A Scotland
132 Short title, extent, commencement, consequential amendments and repeals Schedule A1 Schedule A2 274 Persons permitted to carry on business of a patent agent
275 The register of patent agents
276 Persons entitled to describe themselves as patent agents
277 Persons entitled to describe themselves as European patent attorneys, &c
278 Use of the term "patent attorney" supplementary provisions
279 Power to prescribe conditions etc for mixed partnerships and bodies corporate
280 Privilege for communications with patent agents
281 Power of comptroller to refuse to deal with certain agents 282 The register of trade mark agents
283 Unregistered persons not to be described as registered trade mark agents
284 Privilege for communications with trade mark agents 285 Offences committed by partnerships and bodies corporate
286 Interpretation 287 Patents county courts special jurisdiction
288 Financial limits in relation to proceedings within special jurisdiction of patents county court
289 Transfer of proceedings between High Court and patents county court
290 Limitation of costs where pecuniary claim could have been brought in patents county court
291 Proceedings in patents county court
292 Rights and duties of registered patent agents in relation to proceedings in patents county court 293 Restriction of acts authorised by certain licences
294 When application may be made for settlement of terms of licence 295 Patents miscellaneous amendments |
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