Correction Slip 1
These Regulations amend the Patents Act 1977 in order to make provision for the implementation of Articles 1 to 11 of Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (“the Directive”) and for implementation of article 27(2) of the Agreement on Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) annexed to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (Cm. 2556-59, 2561-69, 2571-74). Implementation of Articles 12 to 14 of the Directive is to be by way of other statutory instruments.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
27 Jul 2000
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In force
28 Jul 2000
Enabling power
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, being a Minister designatedfor the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972in relation to measures relating to patents, in exercise of powers conferred by section 2(2) and (4) of the said Act of 1972, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
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