Amendments of the 1977 Act relating to international obligations
I13Relief for partially valid patent
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In section 63 of the 1977 Act (relief for infringement of partially valid patent), after subsection (3) there is inserted—
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The court or the comptroller may also grant relief under this section in the case of a European patent (UK) on condition that the claims of the patent are limited to its or his satisfaction by the European Patent Office at the request of the proprietor.
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In section 58 of that Act (references of disputes as to Crown use), after subsection (9) there is inserted—
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The court may also grant such relief in the case of a European patent (UK) on condition that the claims of the patent are limited to its satisfaction by the European Patent Office at the request of the proprietor.