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Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, updated on August 21, 2022)
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Year of Version
2022
Dates
Status as of:
August 21, 2022
Amended up to:
April 12, 2021
Assented:
July 29, 1977
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR),
Plant Variety Protection
Notes
This consolidated version of the Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37) takes into account amendments up to the "Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court) (Repeal and Revocation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 355/2021)", which entered into force on April 12, 2021.
Paragraph 1 of the Schecdule interpreting Regulation 1(2) of the said amending Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/355) provides for the repeal of section 88A and 88B of the said consolidated version of the Patents Act 1977 (relating to the withdrawal of the UK from the UPC Agreement).
This consolidated version of the Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37) was updated and generated on August 21, 2022 (see the list "Changes to legislation" found on pages 164-165 of the said consolidated version for detailed information).
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Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, updated on August 21, 2022)
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