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

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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

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

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

Format

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).

References

^ Sadeque, A.K.M.; Afzal, A.T.M. "Final Report on the Patents and Designs Act, 200-----" (PDF). Law Commission - Bangladesh.
^ "The patents and Designs Act" (PDF). Japan Patent Office.
^ "The Patents and Designs Act (Act No. II of 1911)". WIPO Lex.
^ "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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[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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-'''''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. The act had some definitions substituted in the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973) and it was more recently amended in the Patents and Designs (Amendment) Act, 2003 (Act No. XV of 2003).
+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==
+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==
+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:
+* Part I: Patents (Sections 3 to 42),
-{{plainlist|
+* Part II: Designs (Sections 43 to 54),
-: (a) Preamble,
+* Part III: General (Sections 55 to 81).
-: (b) 3 parts,
-: (c) 81 Sections &
+==See also==
-: (d) 1 Schedule.
+*[[The Penal Code, 1860 (Bangladesh)]]
-}}
+*[[Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (Bangladesh)]]
-For a better understanding of this Act, it has been divided into 3 main parts:
+*[[Contract Act, 1872 (Bangladesh)]]
-* Part I: [[Patent]]s (Ss. 3 to 42),
+*[[Laws in Bangladesh]]
-* Part II: Designs (Ss. 43 to 54),
-* Part III: General (Ss. 55 to 81).
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Patent and Designs Act, 1911}}
-[[Category:Bangladeshi law]]
+[[Category:Law of Bangladesh]]
 [[Category:Bangladeshi intellectual property law]]
 [[Category:1911 in law]]
 [[Category:Patent law by country|Bangladesh]]
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