# The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 20

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Article 1 (definitions) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1(c), omit “Council or Commission”.
(3) After paragraph 10, insert—
“
11 ‘comptroller’ means the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks;
12 ‘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;
13 ‘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;
14 ‘patent’ means a patent which has effect in the United Kingdom;
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/801/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-20
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