56 Interpretation, etc, of provisions about Crown use
Patents Act 1977 (1977 c 37) | Legislation

56  Interpretation, etc, of provisions about Crown use

(1)     Any reference in section 55 above to a patented invention, in relation to any time, is a reference to an invention for which a patent has before that time been, or is subsequently, granted.

(2)     In this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires, “the services of the Crown” includes—

(a)     the supply of anything for foreign defence purposes;

(b)     the production or supply of specified drugs and medicines; and

(c)     such purposes relating to the production or use of atomic energy or research into matters connected therewith as the Secretary of State thinks necessary or expedient;

and “use for the services of the Crown” shall be construed accordingly.

(3)     In section 55(1)(a) above and subsection (2)(a) above, references to a sale or supply of anything for foreign defence purposes are references to a sale or supply of the thing—

(a)     to the government of any country outside

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