Public Bill Committees
Patents Bill

• Patents Bill, 1st sitting (7 speeches)
  [Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Methods of treatment or diagnosis (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 9, in clause 1, page 1, line 20, at end add— '(5) The comptroller will undertake periodic review of the efficacy of subsection 1 above in providing protection...
  • Clause 4 - Revocation (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 11, in clause 4, page 3, line 7, at end insert— '(2) In section 73 of that Act after subsection (3) there is inserted— (4) The comptroller shall not take...
  • Clause 7 - Restrictions on applications abroad by United Kingdom residents (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 14, in clause 7, page 3, line 42, leave out 'national security' and insert 'the defence of the realm'. I want to highlight a concern of mine that others share. The...
  • Clause 10 - Compensation of employees for certain inventions (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• Patents Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
  • Clause 10 - Compensation of employees for certain inventions (3 speeches)
    Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
  • Clause 12 - Threats of infringement proceedings (2 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 5, in clause 12, page 6, line 35, leave out from beginning to 'for' and insert 'Relief under subsection 3(b) or (c) above (injunction, interdict or damages) shall not...
  • Clause 13 - Opinions by Patent Office as to validity or infringement (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 6, in clause 13, page 8, line 1, leave out from 'below' to end of line 3 and insert'the proprietor and any exclusive licensee of the patent, and such other persons as...
  • New Clause 1 - Compulsory binding technical arbitration for new and existing patents (14 speeches)
    '(1) In section 14(2) of the 1977 Act, after paragraph (c) there is inserted— ''(d) an agreement that in the event of a dispute arising regarding infringement after any grant the matter...
  • Schedule 2 - Minor and consequential amendments (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 15, in schedule 2, page 12, line 24, at end insert— 'In section 1 (patentable inventions), in subsection (1)(d), after ''subsections (2) and (3)'' there is...
  • New Clause 2 - Two patent grant system (9 speeches)
    '(1) After section 17(7) of the 1977 Act there is inserted— ''(8) If the patent application has satisfied all the conditions of the preliminary search and any supplemental search, the...