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Patents and Designs Act 1907

7 Edw. 7 c. 29 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to Patents for Inventions and the Registration of Designs and certain enactments relating to Trade Marks.C1C2

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Modifications

C1

Act: by 1994 c. 26, s. 106(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(4); S.I. 1994/2550, art. 2 it is provided (retrospectively) that the repeal of this Act, except certain provisions, shall be deemed not to have extended to the long title, date of enactment or enacting words or to so much of section 99 as provides the Act with its short title

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Act amended by Patents, Designs, Copyright and Trade Marks (Emergency) Act 1939 (c. 107), s. 6

Contents

  1. Part I: Patents
  2. 1—36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. Miscellaneous
  4. 37—46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 47Patent Museum.
  6. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. Part II
  8. 49—61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. Part III: General
  10. Patent Office, and Proceedings thereat
  11. 62Patent Office.
  12. 63Officers and clerks.
  13. 64Seal of Patent Office.
  14. 65—76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. Evidence, &c.
  16. 77—81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. 83—85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. Powers, &c., of Board of Trade
  20. 86, 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 89, 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. International and Colonial Arrangements
  24. 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. 91A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 91B—91D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 92—96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  28. Repeal Savings and Short Title
  29. 97, 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 99Short title and commencement.
  31. Schedule FIRST AND SECOND SCHEDULESSchedule FIRST AND SECOND SCHEDULES

1—36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

37—46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

47Patent Museum.

(1)

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(2)

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48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

49—61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

62Patent Office.

C1C2(1)

The Treasury may continue to provide for the purposes of F1the Patents Act 1977, the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Trade Marks Act 1994, an office with all requisite buildings and conveniences, which shall be called, and is in this Act referred to as, the Patent Office.

C3C4(2)

The Patent Office shall be under the immediate control of the comptroller, who shall act under the superintendence and direction of F2the Secretary of State.

(3)

Any act or thing directed to be done by or to the comptroller may be done by or to any officer authorised by F3the Secretary of State.

(4)

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63Officers and clerks.C1

(1)

There shall continue to be a comptroller-general of patents, designs, and trade marks, and F1the Secretary of State may, subject to the approval of the F2Minister for the Civil Service, appoint the comptroller, and so many examiners and other officers and clerks, with such designations and duties as the Secretary of State think fit, and may remove any of those officers and clerks.

(2)

The salaries of those officers and clerks shall be appointed by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Minister for the Civil Service. . ..

64Seal of Patent Office.

Impressions of the seal of the Patent Office shall be judicially noticed and admitted in evidence.

65—76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

77—81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

83—85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

86, 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

89, 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

91A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

91B—91D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

92—96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

97, 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

99Short title and commencement.F1

This Act may be cited as the Patents and Designs Act 1907, and shall, save as otherwise expressly provided, come into operation on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

Schedule FIRST AND SECOND SCHEDULESF1

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