Other amendments of the 1977 Act
I114Costs and expenses in infringement proceedings etc
1
Section 106 of the 1977 Act (costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court under s. 40) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)
(relevance of parties' financial position), for the words from “proceedings” to “the court)” there is substituted “
proceedings to which this section applies
”
.
3
After that subsection there is inserted—
1A
This section applies to proceedings before the court (including proceedings on an appeal to the court) which are—
a
proceedings under section 40;
b
proceedings for infringement;
c
proceedings under section 70; or
d
proceedings on an application for a declaration or declarator under section 71.
4
This section applies in relation to proceedings commenced on or after the commencement of this section.