# The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Regulation 39


(1) Article 2 (definitions) is amended as follows.
(2) For the definition of “competent authority” in paragraph (4), substitute—
““competent authority” for the purposes of Articles 1 to 11, 16 and 17 means the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks;”.
(3) After paragraph (4), insert—
“(5) “patent” means “a patent under the Patents Act 1977;
(6) “supplementary protection certificate” means a supplementary protection certificate issued under Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products”.
(4) Omit Article 3 (competent authority).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111175347/regulation/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-patents-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018/regulation-39
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