An Act to amend the Patents Statute, 1991 to provide for international
applications and connected matters by giving effect in Uganda to the provisions
of the Patents Co-operation Treaty signed at Washington on 19th June, 1970.
DATE OF ASSENT: 5th March, 2002.
Date of commencement: 5th April, 2002.
BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002.
2. Amendment of section 23 of Statute No. 10 of 1991.
Section 23 of the Patents Statute, 1991, in this Act referred to as the “Statute” is
amended by substituting for paragraph (c), the following paragraphs—
(c) treating an application as if it had not been filed; or
(d) refusing to grant a patent; or;
(e) considering a declaration claiming priority not to have been made;
3. Insertion of Part IVA.
Immediately after Part IV of the Statute, the following new Part is inserted—
“PART IVA INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PATENT CO-OPERATION
TREATY.
24A.Interpretation
For the purposes of this Part—
“designate”, “designated office”, “elect”, “elected office”, “international
application”, “international filing date”, “international preliminary examination” and
“receiving office” have the same meanings as in the Patent Cooperation Treaty;
“Patent Cooperation Treaty” means the Patent Cooperation Treaty done at
Washington on June 19, 1970.
24B. Filing date and effects of international application designating
Uganda.
An international application designating Uganda shall, subject to this section,
be treated as an application for a patent or, if so indicated in the international
application, for a utility certificate, filed under this Statute and having as its filing
date the international filing date accorded under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
24C. Receiving office