Part 2Patents
I115Infringement: marking product with internet link
1
In section 62 of the Patents Act 1977 (restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement), in subsection (1), after “the number of the patent” insert “
or a relevant internet link
”
.
2
After that subsection insert—
1A
The reference in subsection (1) to a relevant internet link is a reference to an address of a posting on the internet—
a
which is accessible to the public free of charge, and
b
which clearly associates the product with the number of the patent.