Patent Act

Patent Act and Patents Act (with their variations) are stock short titles used in Canada, India, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States for legislation relating to patents.

A Patent Act is a country's legislation that controls the use of patents, such as the Patentgesetz in Germany.

List

The Patents Act 2004 (c 16)
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c 48)
The Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c 39)
The Patents Act 1977 (c 37) (see Patents Act 1977 (as amended up to and including 1 January 2010))
The Patents and Designs (Renewals, Extensions and Fees) Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz 2 c 25)
The Patents Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz 2 c 13)
The Patents Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 87)
The Patents and Designs Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 62)
The Patents and Designs Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo 6 c 44)
The Patents and Designs Act 1942 (5 & 6 Geo 6 c 6)
The Patents, Designs, Copyright and Trade Marks (Emergency) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo 6 c 107)
The Patents and Designs (Limits of Time) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo 6 c 32)
The Patents &c. (International Conventions) Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo 6 c 29)
The Patents and Designs Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo 5. c 32)
The Patents and Designs (Convention) Act 1928 (18 & 19 Geo 5 c 3)
The Patents and Designs Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo 5 c 80)
The Patents and Designs Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo 5 c 18)
The Patents and Designs Act 1907 (7 Edw 7 c 29)
The Patents and Designs (Amendment) Act 1907 (7 Edw 7 c 28)
The Patents Act 1902 (2 Edw 7 c 34)
The Patents Act 1901 (1 Edw 7 c 18)

The Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Acts 1883 to 1888 was the collective title of the following Acts:^[1]