WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/PAK/1
21April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1724)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Pakistan
Bymeans ofacommunication fromthePermanent Mission ofPakistan, dated 5March 1997,
thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from Pakistan.
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Ihavebeendirected bymyauthorities toforward herewith acopyofOrdinance No.XXVI
of1997 which mayplease betreated asPakistan 'snotification under Articles 70.8and70.9ofthe
TRIPS Agreement.IP/N/1/PAK/1
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GOVERNMENT OFPAKISTAN
MINISTRY OFLAW, JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS &PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
F.No.2(1)/97-Pub. Islamabad, the4thFebruary 1997
Thefollowing Ordinance made bythePresident
ishereby published forgeneral information:-
ORDINANCE NO.XXVI OF1997
AN
ORDINANCE
further toamend thePatents andDesigns Act1911
WHEREAS itisexpedient further toamend thePatents andDesigns Act1911(ActIIof1911)
forthepurposes hereinafter appearing;
AND WHEREAS theNational Assembly isnotinsession andthePresident issatisfied that
circumstances existwhich render itnecessary totakeimmediate action;
Now, THEREFORE, inexercise ofthepowers conferred byclause (1)ofArticle 89ofthe
Constitution oftheIslamic Republic ofPakistan, thePresident ispleased tomake andpromulgate the
following Ordinance:-
1. Short titleandcommencement---
(1) ThisOrdinancemaybecalledthePatentsandDesigns(Amendment)Ordinance,
1997.
(2) Itshallcome intoforce atonce.
2. Amendment ofsection 5,ActIIof1911--- InthePatent andDesigns Act1911 (II
of1911) hereinafter referred toasthesaidAct,insection 5,---
(a) insub-section (1),inthesecond proviso forthefullstopattheendacolon
shallbesubstituted andthereafter thefollowing proviso shallbeadded, namely:---
"Provided alsothattheController shallnotrefertoanexaminer anyapplication
claiming protection forchemical product intended foruseinmedicine oragriculture
tillthe31stDecember, 2004.";
(b) insub-section (4),intheproviso forthefullstopattheendacolon shallbe
substituted andthereafter thefollowing further proviso shallbeadded, namely:---IP/N/1/PAK/1
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"Provided further thatwhere thereference totheexaminer hasbeendelayed
under thethird proviso tosub-section (1),theperiod ofeighteen months shall be
computed from thefirstdayofJanuary, 2005.";
(c) aftersub-section (4),amended asaforesaid, thefollowing newsub-section
shallbeadded, namely:---
"(5)Notwithstanding anything contained inthepreceding sub-sections, all
applications claiming protection forchemical products intended foruseinmedicine
oragriculture shall, afterthefirstdayofJanuary 1995, bedealtwithinaccordance
withtheprovisos tosub-section (1)andsub-section (4).".
3. Amendment ofsection 10,ActIIof1911 ---InthesaidAct,insection 10,after
sub-section (2),thefollowing newsub-section shallbeadded, namely:---
"(3)Notwithstanding anything contained insub-section (2),thetimeforsealing
thepatent onanapplication claiming protection forachemical product intended for
useinmedicine oragriculture shallcommence from thefirstdayofJanuary, 2005,
instead ofdateoftheapplication.".
4. Amendment ofsection 12,ActIIof1911 ---InthesaidAct,insection 12,insub-
section (2),forthefullstopattheendacolon shallbesubstituted andthereafter thefollowing proviso
andexplanation shallbeadded, namely:---
"Provided thatwhere aperson hasfiledanapplication fortheprotection of
chemical product intended foruseinmedicine oragriculture andhasobtained apatent
andmarketing approval therefor inanother member country, heshallbeentitled to
anexclusive privilege formarketing thesaidproduct foraperiod offiveyears after
obtaining marketing approval oftheFederal Government oruntilthepatent onthe
application isgranted orrejected, whichever period isshorter.
Explanation---Forthepurposeofthissection,theexpression"membercountry"
means acountry which isasignatory totheAgreement forEstablishment oftheWorld
Trade Organization (WTO) andAgreement onTrade Related Aspects ofIntellectual
Property Rights (TRIPS).".
5. Amendment ofsection 17,ActIIof1911 ---InthesaidAct,insection 17,insub-
section (2)forthefullstopattheendacolon shallbesubstituted andthereafter thefollowing proviso
shallbeadded, namely:---
"Provided thatnoaction shallbetaken inrespect ofanapplication claiming
protection forachemical product intended foruseinmedicine oragriculture untilthe
firstdayofJanuary, 2005.".
6. Amendment ofsection 22,ActIIof1911 ---InthesaidAct,insection 22,insub-
section (4)intheproviso, forthefullstopattheendacolon shallbesubstituted andthereafter the
following further proviso shallbeadded, namely:---
"Provided further thatincomputing theperiod offouryears, thetimebetween
thedateofapplication anddateofenforcement ofprovision relating togrant ofpatent
forthechemical products intended foruseinmedicine andagriculture shall be
excluded.".IP/N/1/PAK/1
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7. Amendment ofsection 23,ActIIof1911--- InthesaidAct,insection 23,aftersub-
section (4),thefollowing newsub-section shallbeadded, namely:---
"(5)Where thepatent isgranted forachemical product intended forusein
medicine oragriculture, thetimebetween thedateofapplication anddateonwhich
theprovision therefor isenforced shallbeexcluded forthepurpose ofcomputing the
timeforfiling application under sub-section (1).".