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.