Long Title

Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II ADMINISTRATION

Part III PATENTABILITY

Part IV RIGHT TO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN PATENT

Part V APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS

Part VI PROCEDURE FOR GRANT OF PATENT

Part VII PROVISIONS AS TO PATENTS AFTER GRANT

Part VIII PROPERTY IN PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS AND REGISTRATION

Part IX EMPLOYEES’ INVENTIONS

Part X CONTRACTS AS TO PATENTED PRODUCTS

Part XI LICENCES OF RIGHT AND COMPULSORY LICENCES

Part XII USE OF PATENTED INVENTIONS FOR SERVICES OF GOVERNMENT

Part XIII INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS

Part XIV REVOCATION OF PATENTS AND VALIDITY PROCEEDINGS

Part XV AMENDMENTS OF PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS

Part XVI INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS

Part XVII LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Part XVIII OFFENCES

Part XIX PATENT AGENTS

Part XX MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

THE SCHEDULE Substances Which Are Not Pharmaceutical Products

Legislative Source Key

Legislative History

Comparative Table

Comparative Table

COMPARATIVE TABLE

Patents Act
(CHAPTER 221)

The following provisions in the 2002 Revised Edition of the Patents Act have been renumbered by the Law Revision Commissioners in this 2005 Revised Edition.

This Comparative Table is provided for the convenience of users. It is not part of the Patents Act.

2005 Ed.
2002 Ed.
2—(1), (2) and (3)
2—(1), (2) and (3)
(4)
(3A)
(5)
(4)
(6)
(5)
(7)
(6)
(8)
(7)
31—(1)
31—(1)
(2)
(1A)
(3)
(2)
55—(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6)
55—(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6)
(7) (Deleted by Act 19/2004)
(8) (Deleted by Act 19/2004)
(9) (Deleted by Act 19/2004)
(7)
(10)
(8)
(11)
(12) (Deleted by Act 19/2004)
60—(1) and (2)
60—(1) and (2)
(3) (Deleted by Act 19/2004)
66—(1) and (2)
66—(1) and (2)
(3)
(2A)
(4)
(2B)
(5)
(2C)
(6)
(3)