Patents And Designs Act (Cap. 417)

Contents

1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. Art. 1A Extension of applicability to exclusive economic zone area or environment protection area.
3. PART II
4. Art. 2 Interpretation.
5. PART III
6. Art. 3 Appointment and duties of Comptroller.
7. PART IV
8. Art. 4 Patentable inventions.
9. Art. 5 Novelty.
10. Art. 6 Inventive step.
11. Art. 7 Industrial applicability.
12. Art. 8 Disclosure of the invention.
13. PART V
14. Art. 9 Entitlement to file an application.
15. Art. 10 Right to a patent.
16. Art. 11 Invention made in execution of a commission or an employment contract.
17. Art. 12 Mention of inventor.
18. PART VI
19. Art. 13 Requirements of application.
20. Art. 14 Date of filing.
21. Art. 15 Disclosure of the invention.
22. Art. 16 Claims.
23. Art. 17 Abstract.
24. Art. 18 Unity of invention.
25. Art. 19 Division of application.
26. Art. 20 Amendment or correction and withdrawal of applications.
27. Art. 21 Inspection of files.
28. Art. 22 Right of priority.
29. PART VII
30. Art. 23 Examination as to formalities.
31. Art. 23A Submission of search report and written opinion.
32. Art. 24 Grant.
33. Art. 25
34. PART VIIA
35. Art. 25A This Part supersedes the provisions of Parts VI and VII.
36. Art. 25B Patent protection for scheduled invention.
37. PART VIII
38. Art. 26 Term of patents and maintenance fees.
39. Art. 27 Rights conferred by a patent.
40. Art. 28 Rights conferred by a patent application after publication.
41. Art. 29 Prior user.
42. Art. 30 Extent of protection.
43. PART IX
44. Art. 31 Change in ownership of patent applications or patents.
45. Art. 32 Judicial assignment of patent application or patent.
46. Art. 33 Joint ownership of patent application or patent.
47. Art. 34 Patent register.
48. PART X
49. Art. 35 Licence contract.
50. Art. 36 Rights of licensee.
51. Art. 37 Rights of licensor.
52. Art. 38 Licences of right.
53. PART XI
54. Art. 39 Non-voluntary licences.
55. Art. 40 Exploitation by Government or by third parties authorised by Government.
56. PART XII
57. Art. 41 Changes in patents.
58. Art. 42 Surrender.
59. Art. 43 Lapse.
60. Art. 44 Revocation of a patent.
61. Art. 44A Procedure following receipt of notice of revocation.
62. Art. 44B Procedure to be adopted by the Patents Tribunal.
63. Art. 44C Revocation of a priority claim.
64. Art. 44D Duties of the Comptroller after receiving notice.
65. Art. 45 Proceedings.
66. PART XIII
67. Art. 46 Rerstitutio in intergrum.
68. PART XIV
69. Art. 47 Act of infringement - sanctions.
70. Art. 48 Infringement proceedings.
71. Art. 49 Declaration of non- infringement.
72. PART XV
73. Art. 50 Offences.
74. Art. 51 Where owner of goods is unknown.
75. Art. 52 Forfeitureofthings seized.
76. Art. 53 Procedure where owner is unknown.
77. Art. 54 Award of compensation to parties in good faith.
78. Art. 55 Limitation of criminal actions.
79. Art. 56 Right to damages not affected.
80. Art. 57 Employer and employee.
81. PART XVI
82. Art. 58 Right of appeal.
83. PART XVIA
84. Art. 58A The Patents Tribunal.
85. Art. 58B The arbiter.
86. Title II of Book Third of that Code shall apply so far as applicable.
87. Art. 58C Liability.
88. PART XVII
89. Art. 59 Regulations.
90. Art. 59A Power to make regulations with respect to exclusive economic zone or environment protection area.
91. Art. 60 Fees. Cap. 12.
92. Art. 61 Agents.
93. Art. 62 Repeal and transitional provisions.
94. PART XVIII
95. Art. 63 Interpretation.
96. PART XIX
97. Art. 64 Property right.
98. Art. 65 Requirements for protection.
99. Art. 66 Novelty.
100. Art. 67 Individual character.
101. Art. 68 Disclosure.
102. Art. 69 Designs dictated by their technical function and designs of inter- connections.
103. Art. 70 Designscontrary public policy or morality.
104. Art. 71 Scope of protection.
105. Art. 72 Term of protection.
106. Art. 73 Renewal of registration.
107. Art. 74 Groundsforrefusal of a registration.
108. Art. 75 Exclusive rights conferred by the design right.
109. Art. 76 Limitation of the rights conferred by the design right.
110. Art. 77 Exhaustion of rights.
111. Art. 78 Relationship to other forms of protection.
112. Art. 79 Nature of registered design.
113. Art. 80 Co-ownership of registered design.
114. Art. 81 Transmission of a registered design.
115. Art. 82 Registrations of transactions affecting a registered design.
116. Art. 83 Application for registration of design as object of property.
117. Art. 84 Licensing of a registered design.
118. Art. 85 Exclusive licences.
119. Art. 86 General provisions as to the rights of licensees in case of infringement.
120. Art. 87 Exclusive licensee having right and remedies of assignee.
121. PART XX
122. Art. 88 Application for registration.
123. Art. 89 Date of filing.
124. Art. 90 Classification of designs.
125. Art. 91 Claimtopriorityof Convention application.
126. Art. 92 Claim to priority fromotherrelevant overseas applications.
127. Art. 93 Examination of application.
128. Art. 94 Withdrawal, or amendment, of application.
129. Art. 95 Registration.
130. Art. 96 Alteration of registered design.
131. Art. 97 Surrender of a registered design.
132. Art. 98 Grounds for invalidity of registration.
133. Art. 99 Acts of agent or representative.
134. Art. 100 Effect of acquiescence.
135. PART XXI
136. Art. 101 Maintenance and content of register.
137. Art. 102 Public inspection of register.
138. Art. 103 Rectification or correction of the register.
139. Art. 104 Power to require the use of forms.
140. Art. 105 Information about applications and registered designs.
141. Art. 106 Exclusion or liability in respect of official acts.
142. Art. 107 Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity.
143. Art. 108 Certification of validity of contested registration.
144. Art. 109 Comptroller’s appearance in proceedings involving the register.
145. Art. 110 Appeals from the Comptroller’s decision.
146. Art. 111 Business hours.
147. Art. 112 Recognition of agents.
148. PART XXII
149. Art. 113 Action for infringement.
150. Art. 114 Order for delivery up of infringing machinery, products or material.
151. Art. 115 Order as to disposal of infringing machinery, products or material.
152. Art. 116 Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings.
153. Art. 117 Unauthorised use of registered design.
154. Art. 118 Falsification of register.
155. Art. 119 Falsely representing a design as registered.
156. Art. 120 Unauthorised use of certain devices, emblems, etc.
157. Art. 121 Delivery up of infringing machinery, goods, etc.
158. Art. 122 Powers of Magistrates.
159. Art. 123 Where owner of goods is unknown.
160. Art. 124 Forfeitureofthings seized.
161. Art. 125 Procedure where owner is unknown.
162. Art. 126 Award of compensation to parties in good faith.
163. Art. 127 Limitations of criminal actions.
164. Art. 128 Rights to damages not affected.
165. Art. 129 Employment and employee.
166. PART XXIII
167. Art. 130 Burden of proving use of design.
168. Art. 131 Limitationsofcivil actions.
169. PART XXIV
170. Art. 132 Power of Minister to make regulations.
171. Art. 133 Repeal of Industrial Property (Protection) Ordinance, and transitory provision.