Citation 2004 c 16 | Royal assent 22 July 2004 | |
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Long title An Act to amend the law relating to patents. Territorial extent The same as the Patents Act 1977 |
The Patents Act 2004 (c 16) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. One of the purposes of the Act is to give effect to the revised European Patent Convention which was agreed by Diplomatic Conference in November 2000.
Contents
Section 1 - Methods of treatment or diagnosis
This section inserts section 4A of the Patents Act 1977 and defines the expression "the 1977 Act" for the purposes of this Act.
Section 17 - Commencement etc
The following orders have been made under this section:
References
Patents Act 2004 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA