The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002

Appeals

19.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), appeals to the Tribunal under regulation 17(3) shall be governed by the provisions of Part II of the 1997 Act and Breeders' regulations.

(2) The provisions of Schedule 3 to the 1997 Act shall apply to appeals under regulation 17(3) with the following modifications—

(a)paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 3 shall be treated as if it referred to a member of the panel constituted under regulation 18; and

(b)the panels referred to in paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1997 Act shall be treated as including the panel constituted under regulation 18.