Patents Act 1977 (c. 37)

Part I U.K. New Domestic Law

Right to apply for and obtain a patent and be mentioned as inventor U.K.

9 Determination after grant of questions referred before grant. U.K.

If a question with respect to a patent or application is referred by any person to the comptroller under section 8 above, whether before or after the making of an application for the patent, and is not determined before the time when the application is first in order for a grant of a patent in pursuance of the application, that fact shall not prevent the grant of a patent, but on its grant that person shall be treated as having referred to the comptroller under section 37 below any question mentioned in that section which the comptroller thinks appropriate.