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In force2020 Revised Edition

Part 1 · Preliminary

1. Short title

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This Act is the Patents Act 1994.

Report

Part 2

Administration

Part 3

Patentability

Part 4

Right to Apply for and Obtain Patent

Part 5

Applications for Patents

Part 6

Procedure for Grant of Patent

Part 7

Provisions as to Patents After Grant

Part 8

Property in Patents and Applications for Patents and Registration

Part 9

Employees’ Inventions

Part 10

Contracts as to Patented Products

Part 11

Licences of Right and Compulsory Licences

Part 12

Use of Patented Inventions for Services of Government

Part 13

Infringement of Patents

Part 14

Revocation of Patents and Validity Proceedings

Part 15

Amendments of Patents and Applications

Part 16

International Applications for Patents

Part 17

Legal Proceedings

Part 18

Offences

Part 19

Patent Agents and Foreign Patent Agents

Part 20

Miscellaneous and General

Schedules