The Patent Act Amendment Act 1902 (SA)

ANNO SECUNDO

EDWARDI V11 1tEGIS.

A.D. 1902.

No. 785.

An Act to Extend the Time for making Payment of Fees

in respect of Patents, and for other purposes.

[Assented to, October rst, r 902. ]

E it Enacted by the Governor, with the advice and consent of

B the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as " The Patent Act Amendment Act, short titleand

1902," and shall be read and incorporated with " The Patent Act, incqOratiOn.

1877," and all Acts amending the same.

2. Where a patentee through accident or inadvertence fails to make Patenbe ia.iliog to

any prescribed pavment within the prescribed time he may, notwith- ~; ~ 8 ~ ~ G ~ ~ 2;y

standing the provi&ons of " The Patent Act, 1877," apply to the Com- a ply for extension

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missioner for an extension of the time for making such payment. 1123 Vict., aec. 22.

3. The Commissioner shall, if satisfied upon receipt of any such Cornhioner may

application that the failure has arisen from any of the above- thereupon extend the

mentioned causes, and on receipt of a fee of Five Pounds, together Ibid., sec. 22, sub-

with all other fees due thereunder for renewal, extend the time sec. 4.

accordingly, subject to the following conditions :- -

(a ) The time for making any payment shall not in any case be NO^ extended

extended for more than six months: more than air monthr.

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The P a t ~ n t Act Amendment A c t. 1 9 0 2.

Wheru toceedings

taken &er fuilure of (6) If any proceeding be taken in respect of an iilfringement of

payment and before	the patent committed after a failure to make any payment
exknsion Court may
refuse to award	within the preecribed time and before the extensibn thereof,

damages. - the Court before which proceedings are taken shall not award or give any damages ih respect of such infringement.

A C ~	retroeptive.	4. This Act shall be retrospective.
In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent t o

this Bill.

S. J. WAY, Lieutenant-Governor.

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