SI No 50 of 2006 European Communities (Limitation of Effect of Patent) Regulations 2006

Amendment to Section 42 of the Patents Act 1992 by creating an exemption from patent infringement for acts carried out by generic or biosimilar manufactures with a view to obtaining a market authorisation for a generic or biosimilar medicinal product. This is known as a Bolar type provision.

European Communities (Limitation of Effect of Patent) Regulations 2006

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