Title: | Article 46 a) and b) of the Law on Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Design No. 354 of 19/09/2000 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Research exception |
Summary table: |
Article 46: A patent shall not confer the right to prohibit the following acts:
a) those conducted in a private circle and for noncommercial purposes, and also those conducted solely for the purposes of experimentation in relation to the subject matter of the patented invention;
b) those performed exclusively for teaching or scientific or academic research purposes in relation to the subject matter of the patented invention, and those referred to in Article 5ter of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property;