Patents Act 1977

RemediesU.K.

[F112(1)If, in response to a request under this Schedule, a person—

(a)knowingly fails to provide information which he is required by this Schedule to give, or

(b)refuses to provide any such information,

the court may order him to provide it.

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not affect any of the court’s other powers to make orders.

(3)A person who knowingly provides false information in response to a request under this Schedule is liable in damages to the person who made the request.

(4)In any action for damages under sub-paragraph (3) the court must have regard, in particular to—

(a)how flagrant the defendant was in providing the false information, and

(b)any benefit which accrued to him as a result of his providing false information,

and shall award such additional damages as the justice of the case may require.]