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The Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, as amended up to the Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) Regulations 2011), United Kingdom
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2011
Dates
Adopted:
July 29, 1977
Type of Text
IP Legal Literature
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Plant Variety Protection,
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR),
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
This unofficial consolidated version of the Patents Act 1977, prepared by the Patents Legal Section of the Intellectual Property Office on October 1, 2011, incoporates all amendments up to October 1, 2011 (see Section 118A for the amendments made by the Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) Regulations 2011).
The text of the Patents Act 1977 (consolidated version 2011) is reproduced with the express authorization from the UK Intellectual Property Office (Intellectual Property Office © Crown Copyright 2011).
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