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| (1) Subject and without prejudice to other provisions of this Part, the owner of a patent shall have the following exclusive rights in relation to the patented-
| | (a) to exploit the patent invention; | | |
| | (b) to assign or transmit the patent ; | | |
| | (c) to conclude licence contracts. | | |
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| (2) No person shall do any of the acts referred to in subsection (1) without the consent of the owner of the patent |
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| (3) For the purposes of this Part "exploitation" of a patented invention means any of the following acts in relation, to a patent: -
| | (a) when the patent has been granted in respect of a product-
| | | (i) making, importing, offering for sale, selling and using the product; |
| (ii) stocking such product for the purpose of offering for sale, selling or using ; |
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| | (b) when the patent has been granted in respect of a process-
| | | (ii) doing any of the acts referred to in paragraph (a), in respect of a product obtained directly by means of the process. |
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