Part I Patents

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Miscellaneous

37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

47 Patent Museum.

1

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2

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48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

Part II

49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

Part III General

Patent Office, and Proceedings thereat

62 Patent Office.

C1C21

The Treasury may continue to provide for the purposes of F7the Patents Act 1977, the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Trade Marks Act 1994, an office with all requisite buildings and conveniences, which shall be called, and is in this Act referred to as, the Patent Office.

C3C42

The Patent Office shall be under the immediate control of the comptroller, who shall act under the superintendence and direction of F8the Secretary of State.

C43

Any act or thing directed to be done by or to the comptroller may be done by or to any officer authorised by F9the Secretary of State.

4

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63 Officers and clerks. C5

1

There shall continue to be a comptroller-general of patents, designs, and trade marks, and F11the Secretary of State may, subject to the approval of the F12Minister for the Civil Service, appoint the comptroller, and so many examiners and other officers and clerks, with such designations and duties as F11the Secretary of State think fit, and may remove any of those officers and clerks.

2

The salaries of those officers and clerks shall be appointed by F11the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the F12Minister for the Civil Service. . ..

64 Seal of Patent Office.

Impressions of the seal of the Patent Office shall be judicially noticed and admitted in evidence.

65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13

Evidence, &c.

77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14

82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15

83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16

Powers, &c., of Board of Trade

86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17

88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18

89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F19

International and Colonial Arrangements

91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F20

91A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F21

91B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F22

92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F23

Repeal Savings and Short Title

97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F24

99F25Short title and commencement.

This Act may be cited as the Patents and Designs Act 1907, and shall, save as otherwise expressly provided, come into operation on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eight.