The Patents Act 2004 is an Act

Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom

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 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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. One of the purposes of the Act is to give effect to the revised European Patent Convention

European Patent Convention

The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention , is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted...

 which was agreed by Diplomatic Conference in November 2000.

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:

• The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2177 (C. 94))
• The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential, etc. and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3205 (C. 140))
• The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2471 (C. 105))
• The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3396 (C. 144))

External links

• The Patents Act 2004, as amended from the National Archives.
• The Patents Act 2004, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Patents Act 2004.