§ Amendments made: No. 78, in page 122, line 10, at end insert—
§ 'Crown Proceedings Act1947 (c.44)
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1. In section 3 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947, for subsection (2) there shall be substituted:—
(2) Nothing in the preceding subsection or in any other provision of this Act shall affect the rights of any Government department under Schedule 1 to the Registered Designs Act 1949 or section 55 of the Patents Act 1977, or the rights of the Secretary of State under section 22 of the said Act of 1977."'.
§ No. 79, in page 122, line 36, at end insert—
§ 'Atomic Energy Authority (Weapons Group) Act 1973 (c.4)
§ 5. In section 5(2) of the Atomic Energy Authority (Weapons Group) Act 1973—
- (a) after the first "Patents Act 1949" there shall be inserted "the Patents Act 1977"; and
- (b)after the second "Patents Act 1949" there shall be inserted "section 55(4) of the Patents Act 1977".'
| '7 Edw. 7. c. 29. | The Patents and Designs Act 1907. | Section 47(2). |
| & 10 Geo. 6. c. 80. | The Atomic Energy Act 1946. | In section 12, subsections (1) to (7)." |
§ No. 82, in page 123, line 5, leave out from beginning to end of line 7.
§ No. 83, in page 123, line 8, at end insert Section 16(6)'.
§ No. 86, in page 123, line 13, leave out from '32' to end of line 19 and insert subsection (3)'.
§ No. 87, in page 123, leave out lines 22 to 24.
2112§ 'Fair Trading Act1973 (c.41)
§ 6.—(1) In paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Fair Trading Act 1973 for "Patents Act 1949" there shall be substituted "Patents Act 1977".
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(2) After the said paragraph 10 there shall be inserted—
10A. The Services of persons carrying on for gain in the United Kingdom the business of acting as agents or other representatives of other persons for the purpose of applying for or obtaining European patents or for the purpose of conducting proceedings in connection with such patents before the European Patent Office or the comptroller and whose names appear on the European list (within the meaning of section 84(7) of the Patents Act 1977 in their capacity as such persons)."'.
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No. 80, in page 122, line 40, at end insert—
'(2) After the said paragraph 10 there shall be inserted—
10A. The services of persons carrying on for gain in the United Kingdom the business of acting as agents or other representatives of other persons for the purpose of applying for or obtaining European patents or for the purpose of conducting proceedings in connection with such patents before the European Patent Office or the comptroller and whose names appear on the European list (within the meaning of section 84(7) of the Patents Act 1977), in their capacity as such persons.".' —[Mr. Clinton Davis.]