HL Deb 27 July 1949 vol 164 cc572-3

Clause 12, page 8, line 24, leave out ("subject matter of the patent") and insert ("invention").

LORD LUCAS OF CHILWORTH

My Lords, this is a drafting Amendment, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Commons in the said Amendment.

Moved, That this House do agree with the Commons in the said Amendment.—(Lord Lucas of Chilworth.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

Clause 14, page 9, line 24, leave out ("subject matter of") and insert ("invention, so far as claimed in")

Clause 14, page 9, Line 34, leave out ("matter")

Clause 14, page 9, line 37, leave out ("subject matter of") and insert ("invention, so far as claimed in")

Clause 14, page 9, line 38, leave out from ("specification") to end of line 39 and insert ("is not new having regard to what was known or used, before the priority date of the claim, in the United Kingdom")

Clause 14, page 9, line 40, leave out ("subject matter of") and insert ("invention, so far as claimed in")

Clause 14, page 9, line 41, leave out ("was") and insert ("is")

Clause 14, page 9, line 41, leave out ("did") and insert ("does")

Clause 14, page 9, line 43, at end insert ("in the United Kingdom")

Clause 14, page 9, line 44, after ("invention") insert (", so far as")

Clause 14, page 10, line 11, at end insert— ("(l) that the invention, so far as claimed in any claim of the complete specification, was secretly used in the United Kingdom, otherwise than as mentioned in subsection (2) of this section, before the priority date of that claim.")

Clause 14, page 10, line 12, leave out ("(e)") and insert ("(l)")

Clause 14, page 10, line 13, leave out ("working of the invention in secret") and insert ("use of the invention")

Clause 14, page 10, line 30, after the first ("of") insert ("paragraph (e) or")

LORD LUCAS OF CHILWORTH

My Lords, all the Amendments on the Marshalled List to Clause 14 are drafting Amendments. May I point out that through an omission, there is one Amendment which does not appear on the Paper? It is in line 12, to leave out (e) and insert (l). With that addition, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.

Moved, That this House do agree with the Commons in the said Amendments. —(Lord Lucas of Chilworth.)

VISCOUNT SIMON

My Lords. I understand that this additional Amendment was made in the Commons.

LORD LUCAS OF CHILWORTH

Yes, but it does not appear on the Paper.

On Question, Motion agreed to.