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Regulation 20 I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Article 1 (definitions) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1(c), omit “Council or Commission”.

(3)

After paragraph 10, insert—

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‘comptroller’ means the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks;

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‘court’ means—

(a)

as respects England and Wales, the High Court;

(b)

as respects Scotland, the Court of Session;

(c)

as respects Northern Ireland, the High Court in Northern Ireland;

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‘EEA authorization’ means an authorization to place a plant protection product on the market which has effect in an EEA state in accordance with Regulation(EC) No 1107/2009;

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‘patent’ means a patent which has effect in the United Kingdom;

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 20(3) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Intellectual Property (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1050), regs. 1(2), 31

F2

Words in reg. 20(3) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Supplementary Protection Certificates (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1471), regs. 1(2), 2(3) (with reg. 7)

Commencement

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Reg. 20 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1