PA 68 - Effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings

Question 1

What does S68 concern

Answer 1

The effect of non-registration on infringement proceedings

Question 2

What will the court or Comptroller not award for infringement proceedings if a transaction is not registered

Answer 2

S68
Where a transaction has occurred and the patent is infringed before it is registered, the court or Comptroller will NOT award COSTS or EXPENSES for proceedings relating to such infringement

Question 3

What are the exceptions for awarding costs if a transaction has not been registered

Answer 3

S68
UNLESS
a) the transaction was registered within SIX MONTHS of occurring
b) it can be proved to have been registered AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE if registered thereafter