Patents (Amendment) Act 2006
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Transitional provisions (Third Schedule to 1996 Act). |
46.— The Third Schedule to the 1996 Act is amended by inserting the following after paragraph 15: | |
“Transitional Provisions | ||
16. The amendment effected by section 45 of the Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 to section 61(2) shall not affect the continuation of any bona fide use of a trade mark begun before 1 January 1996. | ||
17. The amendment effected by section 43 (c) of the Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 and the amendment effected by section 45 of the said Act to section 63 shall not affect the rights of a person whose bona fide use of a trade mark to which section 63 applies and which is protected under the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation began before 1 January 1996.”. |