Section 31: Term of patent. The term of a patent under this Ordinance shall be twenty years from the

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31. Term of patent. The term of a patent under this Ordinance shall be twenty years from the filing date. 1Subs. by the Patents (Amdt.) Ordinance, 2002 (95 of 2002), s. 11, for subsection (4). 2New subsection (4A) ins. ibid., 3Subs.Ibid for clause (a).” 4The word “or” omitted ibid., 5Subs. ibid., for full stop. 6New clause (f) inserted, ibid.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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