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The '''Patent and Designs Act 1911''' is a law concerning [[intellectual property]] in Bangladesh. It includes several key definitions, including of ‘[[Attorney General]]’, ‘[[Copyright]]’, ‘Design’, ‘[[Patent]]’ and ‘Manufacture’.


==History==
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'''''The Patents and Designs Act''''', '''1911''' is an Act of the [[Bangladesh]] [[Jatiyo Sangshad|National Assembly]]. This Act extends to the whole of [[Bangladesh]] and came into force from the 1 January 1912. It mainly provides some definitions relating to this Act, i.e. definitions of ‘[[Attorney General]]’, ‘[[Copyright]]’, ‘Design’, ‘[[Patent]]’, ‘Manufacture’ etc.
In the Indian Sub-continent, the Patents and Designs Act was enacted in 1911 mainly on the basis of the principles laid down in the Statute of Monopolies, Patents, Design and Trade Marks Act, 1883 and Patents and Designs Act, 1907. The Patents and Designs Act, 1911, is the main law in force in Bangladesh on patents and designs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sadeque |first1=A.K.M. |last2=Afzal |first2=A.T.M. |title=Final Report on the Patents and Designs Act, 200----- |url=http://www.lawcommissionbangladesh.org/reports/64.pdf |website=Law Commission - Bangladesh}}</ref> Since enactment of the law, the concepts of patents and designs have undergone enormous development through decisions of courts around the world.

The Parliament of Bangladesh enacted an amendment to the law in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/gaikoku/document/index/bangladesh-e_tokkyo_ishou_act.pdf |title=The patents and Designs Act |website=Japan Patent Office}}</ref>

==Content==
The law covers subjects of copyright, enforcement of intellectual property rights, [[industrial design]]s, intellectual property regulatory body and patents (inventions).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=7407 |title=The Patents and Designs Act (Act No. II of 1911) |website=WIPO Lex}}</ref>


==Format==
==Format==
The formal of the act is divided among the following parts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/pdf_part.php?id=94 |title=The Patents and Designs Act, 1911 |website=Laws of Bangladesh |publisher=Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928234857/http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/pdf_part.php?id=94 |archive-date=2018-09-28}}</ref>
In this Act, we find –
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* Part I: Patents (Sections 3 to 42),
*a) Preamble,
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* Part II: Designs (Sections 43 to 54),
*b) 3 parts,
*c) 81 Sections &
* Part III: General (Sections 55 to 81).

*d) 1 Schedule.
==See also==
*[[The Penal Code, 1860 (Bangladesh)]]
*[[Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (Bangladesh)]]
*[[Contract Act, 1872 (Bangladesh)]]
*[[Laws in Bangladesh]]


==References==
For better understanding, this Act has been divided into 3 main parts –
{{reflist}}
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*Part I: [[Patent]]s (Ss. 3 to 42),
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*Part II: Designs (Ss. 43 to 54),
*Part III: General (Ss. 55 to 81).


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[[Category:Law of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi intellectual property law]]
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[[Category:1911 in law]]
[[Category:Patent law by country]]
[[Category:Patent law by country|Bangladesh]]




Latest revision as of 06:55, 22 March 2022

Patent and Designs Act, 1911
(ACT NO. II OF 1911).
Imperial Legislative Council
Jatiyo Sangshad
Citation[1]
Territorial extentBangladesh
Enacted byBritish Indian Empire
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Enacted1 March 1911
Commenced1 January 1912
Status: Amended

The Patent and Designs Act 1911 is a law concerning intellectual property in Bangladesh. It includes several key definitions, including of ‘Attorney General’, ‘Copyright’, ‘Design’, ‘Patent’ and ‘Manufacture’.

History

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In the Indian Sub-continent, the Patents and Designs Act was enacted in 1911 mainly on the basis of the principles laid down in the Statute of Monopolies, Patents, Design and Trade Marks Act, 1883 and Patents and Designs Act, 1907. The Patents and Designs Act, 1911, is the main law in force in Bangladesh on patents and designs.[1] Since enactment of the law, the concepts of patents and designs have undergone enormous development through decisions of courts around the world.

The Parliament of Bangladesh enacted an amendment to the law in 2003.[2]

Content

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The law covers subjects of copyright, enforcement of intellectual property rights, industrial designs, intellectual property regulatory body and patents (inventions).[3]

Format

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The formal of the act is divided among the following parts.[4]

  • Part I: Patents (Sections 3 to 42),
  • Part II: Designs (Sections 43 to 54),
  • Part III: General (Sections 55 to 81).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sadeque, A.K.M.; Afzal, A.T.M. "Final Report on the Patents and Designs Act, 200-----" (PDF). Law Commission - Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "The patents and Designs Act" (PDF). Japan Patent Office.
  3. ^ "The Patents and Designs Act (Act No. II of 1911)". WIPO Lex.
  4. ^ "The Patents and Designs Act, 1911". Laws of Bangladesh. Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28.


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