Patents Act 1977 (c. 37)

Part I U.K. New Domestic Law

Patentability U.K.

4 Industrial application. U.K.

(1) F1 ..., an invention shall be taken to be capable of industrial application if it can be made or used in any kind of industry, including agriculture.

F2 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 4(1) repealed (13.12.2007) by Patents Act 2004 (c. 16), s. 17(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(a), Sch. 3; S.I. 2007/3396, art. 2(i)(l)

F2 S. 4(2) repealed (13.12.2007) by Patents Act 2004 (c. 16), s. 17(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(b), Sch. 3; S.I. 2007/3396, art. 2(i)(l)

F3 S. 4(3) repealed (13.12.2007) by Patents Act 2004 (c. 16), s. 17(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(b), Sch. 3; S.I. 2007/3396, art. 2(i)(l)