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short title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. Th ...
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United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
for legislation relating to patents. A Patent Act is a country's legislation that controls the use of
patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...
s, such as the ''Patentgesetz'' in
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Canada

* '' Patent Act''


England

*
Statute of Monopolies The Statute of Monopolies 162321 Jac 1 c 3 was an Act of the Parliament of England notable as the first statutory expression of English patent law. Patents evolved from letters patent, issued by the monarch to grant monopolies over particular ...
1623 (21 Jac 1 c 3)


Germany

* German Patents Act (german: Patentgesetz)


India

* The Patents Act, 1970


Malaysia

* The Patents Act 1983


New Zealand

* Patents Act 1860 (24 Vict No 14) * The
Patents Act 1953 A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...
(No 64

* The Patents Act 2013 (No 68


United Kingdom

* Patent Law Amendment Act 1852, which established the modern Patent Office *The Patents Act 1901 (1 Edw 7 c 18) *The Patents Act 1902 (2 Edw 7 c 34) *The Patents and Designs (Amendment) Act 1907 (7 Edw 7 c 28) *The
Patents and Designs Act 1907 A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...
(7 Edw 7 c 29) *The
Patents and Designs Act 1914 A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...
(4 & 5 Geo 5 c 18) *The Patents and Designs Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo 5 c 80) *The Patents and Designs (Convention) Act 1928 (18 & 19 Geo 5 c 3) *The Patents and Designs Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo 5. c 32) *The Patents &c. (International Conventions) Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo 6 c 29) *The Patents and Designs (Limits of Time) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo 6 c 32) *The Patents, Designs, Copyright and Trade Marks (Emergency) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo 6 c 107) *The Patents and Designs Act 1942 (5 & 6 Geo 6 c 6) *The Patents and Designs Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo 6 c 44) *The Patents and Designs Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 62) *The
Patents Act 1949 A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...
(12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 87) *The Patents Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz 2 c 13) *The Patents and Designs (Renewals, Extensions and Fees) Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz 2 c 25) *The
Patents Act 1977 A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...
(c 37), which aligned UK patent law with the European Patent Convention and effectively replaced the Patents Act 1949. "The main law governing the patents system in the UK". It established "new domestic law" within the patents field. *The Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c 39) *The
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988c 48, also known as the CDPA, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received Royal Assent on 15 November 1988. It reformulates almost completely the statutory basis of copyright law ( ...
(c 48) *The Patents Act 2004 (c 16), amended the Patents Act 1977 to give effect to the European Patent Convention 2000 The Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Acts 1883 to 1888 was the collective title of the following Acts:The
Short Titles Act 1896 The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict c 14) is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892. This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a ...
, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
*The Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 57) *The Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict c 63) *The Patents Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict c 37) *The Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 50)


United States

* The term Patent Act may refer to United States patent law, as a whole, or to: * Patent Act of 1790 *
Patent Act of 1793 The history of United States patent law started even before the U.S. Constitution was adopted, with some state-specific patent laws. The history spans over more than three centuries. Background The oldest form of a patent was seen in Medieval ti ...
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Patent Act of 1836 The Patent Act of 1836 () established a number of important changes in the United States patent system. These include: *The examination of patent applications prior to issuing a patent. This was the second time this was done anywhere in the worl ...
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Patent Act of 1922 The Patent Act of 1922 began circulating general information about how to acquire a patent to the general public as a means of spurring private invention initiatives. The law also enlarged the jurisdiction of the Court of Customs and Patent App ...
* Patent Act of 1870 * Patent Act of 1952 * Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act of 1980 *
Patent Reform Act of 2005 The Patent Reform Act of 2005 () was United States patent law, United States patent legislation proposed in the 109th United States Congress. Texas Republican Party (United States), Republican Congressman Lamar S. Smith introduced the Act on 8 Jun ...
(not enacted) *
Patent Reform Act of 2007 The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (, ) was a bill introduced in the 110th United States Congress to introduce changes in United States patent law. Democratic Congressman Howard Berman introduced the House of Representatives bill on April 18, 2007. De ...
(not enacted) *
Patent Reform Act of 2009 Under United States law, a patent is a right granted to the inventor of a (1) process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, (2) that is new, useful, and non-obvious. A patent is the right to exclude others, for a limited ...
(currently pending legislation)


See also

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List of short titles This is a list of stock short titles that are used for legislation in one or more of the countries where short titles are used. It is also a list of articles that list or discuss legislation by short title or subject. *Act of Uniformity (disambigu ...


References

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