Patent Act and Patents Act (with their variations) are stock short titles used in Canada, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States for legislation relating to patents.

A Patent Act is a country's legislation that controls the use of patents, such as the Patentgesetz in Germany.

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England

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Germany

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India

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Malaysia

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New Zealand

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United Kingdom

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The Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Acts 1883 to 1888 was the collective title of the following acts:[3]

United States

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References

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  1. ^ "The Patents Act 1977". Intellectual Property Office., last updated 7 January 2021, accessed 19 July 2022
  2. ^ UK Legislation, Patents Act 1977, heading to Part 1, accessed 19 July 2022
  3. ^ The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2