Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 3

Patents Act 1977

13 In section 41(3) of the Patents Act 1977 (assignment of right in patent)—

(a) after “Where the Crown” insert “, United Kingdom Research and Innovation”,

(b) for “or, as the case may be, Research Council” substitute “, United Kingdom Research and Innovation or the Research Council (as the case may be)”, and

(c) omit the words from “or the Arts” to the end.