Statutory guidance: The Patents Act 1977

Published 17 December 2007

Last updated 26 July 2018
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  1. Online version added.

  2. Updated due to changes made by the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017.

  3. Updated due to changes by legislation including the Intellectual Property Act 2014 and the Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014.

  4. First published.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-patents-act-1977
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