Patents (Amendment) Act 2006

Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings (section 53 of Principal Act).

15.— Section 53 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for subsection (3):

“(3) Proceedings may not be brought under this section as regards—

(a) a threat to bring proceedings for an infringement alleged to consist of making or importing a product for disposal or of using a process, or

(b) a threat, made to a person who made or imported a product for disposal or used a process, to bring proceedings for an infringement alleged to consist of doing anything else in relation to that product or process.”.