Trinidad and Tobago

Patents Act, 1996

Year of current version:	2000
Date of last amendment:	January 1, 2000
Date of entry into force of original text:	December 1997
Date of Text (Enacted):	1996
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Industrial Property, Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	Act No. 21 of 1996, as amended by Act No. 18 of 2000
Available Texts:
English	Patents Act, 1996 (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
French	Loi sur les brevets de 1996
Related Legislation:	Relates to Patents and Designs Act, Cap. 82:83 (TT048) Patents Rules 1996 (TT008) Is amended by Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of May 5, 2000 (TT038)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Patents Act, 1996 (Act No. 21 of 1996) (TT003)
WIPO Lex No.:	TT036