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Intellectual Property Act 2014

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Section 19

SCHEDULEMinor amendments to the Patents Act 1977

Patent applications in or for WTO members

1(1)In section 5 of the Patents Act 1977 (priority date), in subsection (5), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)an application in or for a country (other than the United Kingdom) which is a member of the World Trade Organisation for protection in respect of an invention which, in accordance with the law of that country or a treaty or international obligation to which it is a party, is equivalent to an application for a patent under this Act;”.

(2)In that subsection, for “such an application” substitute “an application for a patent under this Act”.

(3)In that section, omit subsection (6).

Assertion of third party rights where application terminated

2In section 20B of that Act (effect of reinstatement of patent application), after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A)The right conferred by subsection (4) does not become exercisable until the end of the period during which a request may be made under this Act, or under the rules, for an extension of the period referred to in section 20A(1).”

Adjustment of certain time periods to anniversary date model

3(1)In each of the following provisions of that Act, for “the end of the period of two years beginning with” substitute “the second anniversary of”—

(a)section 37(5) and (9) (determination of right to patent after grant), and

(b)section 72(2)(b) (application to revoke patent).

(2)In section 74(4)(b) of that Act (proceedings where validity of patent may be in issue), for “before the end of the period of two years beginning with” substitute “on or before the second anniversary of”.

References to “counsel”

4(1)In section 52(4) of that Act (appeals), for “such other counsel” substitute “such other person who has a right of audience”.

(2)In section 58(2) of that Act (disputes as to Crown use), for “counsel for the other party” substitute “the other party’s legal representative”.

Correction of typographical error

5In section 60(7) of that Act (meaning of infringement: interpretation), in the definition of “Directive 2001/82/EC”, for “Directive 2004/28” substitute “Directive 2004/28/EC”.

European patent (UK): payment of renewal fee following restoration

6In section 77 of that Act (European patents (UK)), after subsection (5) insert—

“(5A)Where, under the European Patent Convention, a European patent (UK) is revoked and subsequently restored (including where it is revoked by the Board of Appeal and subsequently restored by the Enlarged Board of Appeal), any fee that would have been imposed in relation to the patent after the revocation but before the restoration is payable within the prescribed period following the restoration.”

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