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Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) Regulations 2011, United Kingdom

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Year of Version 2011 Dates Entry into force: October 1, 2011 Issued: August 19, 2011 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Notes The text of the Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 is reproduced with the express authorization from the UK Intellectual Property Office (Intellectual Property Office © Crown Copyright 2011).

These Regulations insert a new section 118A into the Patents Act 1977 which contains an exception from copyright. Section 118A provides that copyright is not infringed in a copyright work when a document is copied or made available electronically to the public for the purpose of inspection in accordance with section 118 of the Act.

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Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, updated on August 21, 2022)  (GB583)
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The Copyright (Public Administration) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1385) (GB493)

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