Patents and Designs Act. Pays/Territoire Malte Type du document Législation Date 2000 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to make provision for the registration and regulation of patents and designs. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Alimentation et nutrition, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Législation de base Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Résumé This Act lays down provisions in matter of patents and designs and establishes rules for their registration. The Act is composed of the following Parts: (I) Designation; (II) Definitions; (III) The Office of the Comptroller; (IV) Patentability; (V) Right to apply for and obtain a patent and be mentioned as inventor; (VI) Applications; (VII) Examination and grant of refusal; (VIII) Effects of a patent application and a patent; (IX) Assignment of patents; (X) Contractual licences and licences of right; (XI) Non-voluntary licences and Government explotation; (XII) Amendments, surrender and invalidation; (XIII) Re-establishment of rights; (XIV) Infringements – Civil actions; (XV) Infringements – Criminal actions; (XVI) Right of appeal; (XVII) Miscellaneous; (XVIII) Interpretation; (XIX) Registrability; (XX) Applications; (XXI) Administrative and supplementary provisions; (XXII) Infringement; (XXIII) General provisions; (XXIV) Regulations. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.legal-malta.com