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Patents Act, 1996 (Act No. 21 of 1996), Trinidad and Tobago
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Year of Version
1997
Dates
Entry into force:
December 1, 1997
Published:
August 6, 1996
Assented:
August 2, 1996
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions)
Notes
The notification by Trinidad and Tobago to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Act makes provision in respect of future Patents and applications for Patents, for the protection of inventions to give effect to certain international Conventions on Patents and for related purposes.
The Patent Act 1996 repeals Part 1 of the Patents and Designs Act, Chap. 82:83 (March 28,1996).
The Patent Act 1996 creates the Office known as the Intellectual Property Office and placed a Controller in charge of the Intellectual Property Office. The Controller is given the responsibilities for the administration of all laws relating to Intellectual Property. (S 3 [1])
The Patent Act introduces an examination system for the grant of a patent right (as opposed to a registration system provided for in Chap. 82:83) and introduces the payment of annuity fees.'
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Loi de 1996 sur les brevets (n° 21 de 1996)
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