SCHEDULE 1The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980

SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS

ORDER 104THE PATENTS ACTS 1949 TO 1961 AND 1977;THE REGISTERED DESIGNS ACTS 1949 to 1971;THE DEFENCE CONTRACTS ACT 1958

Definitions

1.  In this Order—

“the 1949 Act” means the Patents Act 1949(1);

“the 1977 Act” means the Patents Act 1977(2);

“the Comptroller” means the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks;

“existing patent” means a patent mentioned in section 127(2)(a) or (c;) of the 1977 Act;

“the Journal” means the journal published pursuant to rules made under section 123(6) of the 1977 Act;

“1977 Act patent” means a patent under the 1977 Act;

“patent” means an existing patent or a 1977 Act patent.