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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Modification of the Patents Act 1977 in its application to the Isle of Man

  4. 3.Revocation

  5. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      Modifications of the Patents Act 1977 in its application to the Isle of Man

      1. 1.References to the Crown shall be construed as including the...

      2. 2.(1) References to an Act of Parliament (including the Patents...

      3. 3.References to a government department shall be construed as including...

      4. 4.For the purposes of any arbitration in pursuance of the...

      5. 5.In section 1 (patentable inventions), for subsections (3) and (4)...

      6. 6.In section 5 (priority date), after subsection (5) insert—

      7. 7.In sections 22(9)(b) (information prejudicial to national security) and 23(3)(b)...

      8. 8.(1) In section 32(9) (register of patents) omit “Subject to...

      9. 9.In section 40(6) (compensation of employees), in the definition of...

      10. 10.In section 41 (amount of compensation), at the end add...

      11. 11.Omit sections 44 and 45.

      12. 12.In section 46(3)(c) (licences of right), for “European Economic Community”...

      13. 13.For section 48 substitute— Compulsory licences: general (1) At any time after the expiration of three years,...

      14. 14.(1) In section 50(1) (applications under section 48), after “in...

      15. 15.In the side note to section 51 (powers exercisable in...

      16. 16.For section 52 substitute— Opposition, appeal and arbitration (1) The proprietor of the patent concerned or any other...

      17. 17.In section 54(2) (where patented invention is being worked abroad),...

      18. 18.In section 58(12) (references of disputes as to Crown use),...

      19. 19.(1) In section 60(5) (meaning of infringement), after paragraph (f)...

      20. 20.In section 61(7) (proceedings for infringement of patent), at the...

      21. 21.(1) In the side note to section 62 (damages for...

      22. 22.In section 63(2) (relief for infringement of partially valid patent),...

      23. 23.In section 68 (effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings)―

      24. 24.After section 76 insert— Biotechnological inventions (1) Any provision of, or made under, this Act is...

      25. 25.In section 93 (enforcement of orders for costs), at the...

      26. 26.Omit section 96.

      27. 27.In section 97(2) (appeals from the comptroller), omit the words...

      28. 28.In section 107 (costs and expenses in proceedings before the...

      29. 29.In section 109 (falsification of register), for “indictment, to imprisonment”...

      30. 30.After section 118 (information about patent applications) insert― Copyright in...

      31. 31.After section 124 (rules, regulations and orders; supplementary) insert— Use...

      32. 32.In section 125A (disclosure of invention— (a) in the side...

      33. 33.Omit section 126.

      34. 34.After section 128 insert― EU compulsory licences (1) In this Act an “EU compulsory licence” means a...

      35. 35.In section 130(1) (interpretation)— (a) at the end of the...

      36. 36.Before Schedule 1 insert— SCHEDULEA1 Derogation from patent protection in...

      37. 37.After Schedule 4 insert― SCHEDULE4A SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATES Section 128B(1)...

  6. Explanatory Note