# Patents Act 2004, Section 11: Enforcement of damages


In section 61 of the 1977 Act (proceedings for infringement of a patent), after subsection (6) there is inserted—
“(7) If the comptroller awards any sum by way of damages on a reference under subsection (3) above, then—
(a) in England and Wales, the sum shall be recoverable, if a county court so orders, by execution issued from the county court or otherwise as if it were payable under an order of that court;
(b) in Scotland, payment of the sum may be enforced in like manner as an extract registered decree arbitral bearing a warrant for execution issued by the sheriff court of any sheriffdom in Scotland;
(c) in Northern Ireland, payment of the sum may be enforced as if it were a money judgment.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/16/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-2004/section-11
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