SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11 U.K. Renaming of the Supreme Courts of England and Wales and Northern Ireland

Part 4 U.K. Specific Amendments

Patents Act 1977 (c. 37) U.K.

23 (1) The Patents Act 1977 is amended as follows,

(2) In section 102A (right of audience etc) in subsection (1) for “Supreme Court” substitute “ Senior Courts or (in the application of this section to Northern Ireland) of the Court of Judicature ”.

(3) In subsection (2) of that section for “Supreme Court” substitute “ Senior Courts or of the Court of Judicature ”.

(4) In section 106 (costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court) for “the Rules of the Supreme Court or by the County Court Rules” substitute “ rules of court ”.