# State Immunity Act 1978, Section 7: Patents, trade-marks etc.


A State is not immune as respects proceedings relating to—
(a) any patent, trade-mark, design or plant breeders’ rights belonging to the State and registered or protected in the United Kingdom or for which the State has applied in the United Kingdom;
(b) an alleged infringement by the State in the United Kingdom of any patent, trade-mark, design, plant breeders’ rights or copyright; or
(c) the right to use a trade or business name in the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/33/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-immunity-act-1978/section-7
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