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Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.­(1) This Ordinance may be called the Patents

The Patents Ordinance, 2000 · Civil Laws · Legal status not independently verified

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1. Short title, extent and commencement.­(1) This Ordinance may be called the Patents Ordinance, 2000. (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. (3) It shall come into force at once except the provisions relating to examination, sealing, grant and post­grant matters of the patents relating to chemical products intended for use in agriculture and medicines, but excluding the grant of exclusive marketing rights therefore and mail box filings which shall come into force on and from the first day of January, 2005.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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Section 2: Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject orSection 3: Appointment of Controller and other officersSection 4: Patent OfficeSection 5: Officers and employees incapable of an interest in a patent. Any officer or a personSection 6: Officers and employees not to divulge certain information or advise in certainSection 7: Patentable inventions

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