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Proposed Changes to the Patents Act
This update discusses the proposed revisions to the Patents Act, encapsulated in the Patents (Amendment) Bill (“Bill”). The proposed changes in the Bill would introduce a shift from the present self-assessment system to a positive grant system, whereby only patent applications which have fully positive examination reports and meet all the requirements under the Patents Act will be granted.
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