PATENTS ACT 1990 - SECT 13 Exclusive rights given by patent
PATENTS ACT 1990 - SECT 13
Exclusive rights given by patent(1) Subject to this Act, a patent gives the patentee the exclusive rights, during the term of the patent, to exploit the invention and to authorise another person to exploit the invention.
(2) The exclusive rights are personal property and are capable of assignment and of devolution by law.
(3) A patent has effect throughout the patent area.