Patent Act

Patent Act and Patents Act (with their variations) are stock short titles used in Canada, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States for legislation relating to patents.

A Patent Act is a country's legislation that controls the use of patents, such as the Patentgesetz in Germany.

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Canada[]

• Patent Act

Germany[]

• German Patents Act (German: Patentgesetz)

India[]

• The [1]

Malaysia[]

• The

New Zealand[]

• (24 Vict No 14)
• The (No 64) [2]
• The (No 68) [3]

United Kingdom[]

• The Patents Act 2004 (c 16)
• The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c 48)
• The (c 39)
• The (c 37) (see Patents Act 1977 (as amended up to and including 1 January 2010))
• The (9 & 10 Eliz 2 c 25)
• The (5 & 6 Eliz 2 c 13)
• The (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 87)
• The (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 62)
• The (9 & 10 Geo 6 c 44)
• The (5 & 6 Geo 6 c 6)
• The (2 & 3 Geo 6 c 107)
• The (2 & 3 Geo 6 c 32)
• The (1 & 2 Geo 6 c 29)
• The (22 & 23 Geo 5. c 32)
• The (18 & 19 Geo 5 c 3)
• The (9 & 10 Geo 5 c 80)
• The (4 & 5 Geo 5 c 18)
• The (7 Edw 7 c 29)
• The (7 Edw 7 c 28)
• The (2 Edw 7 c 34)
• The (1 Edw 7 c 18)

The Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Acts 1883 to 1888 was the collective title of the following Acts:^[1]

• The (46 & 47 Vict c 57)
• The (48 & 49 Vict c 63)
• The (49 & 50 Vict c 37)
• The (51 & 52 Vict c 50)

United States[]

• The term Patent Act may refer to United States patent law, as a whole, or to:
• Patent Act of 1790
• Patent Act of 1793
• Patent Act of 1836
• Patent Act of 1922
• Patent Act of 1870
• Patent Act of 1952
• Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act of 1980
• Patent Reform Act of 2005 (not enacted)
• Patent Reform Act of 2007 (not enacted)
• Patent Reform Act of 2009 (currently pending legislation)

See also[]

• List of short titles

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