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5 August 2021GenericsSophie Topham

UK experimental use exemptions: Part 3—the expanded exemption

In the third article of a four-part series on experimental use exemptions from infringement in the UK, we consider the expansion of the original experimental use exemption (Section 60(5)(b) UK Patents Act [UKPA] 1977) introduced by the Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014/1997.

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