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Patents Act 1983 s 31

Patents Act 1983 s 31

Sections 4–7 were repealed by later amendments.

s 31 Grant of patent

(1) The grant of a patent shall not be refused and a patent shall not be invalidated on the ground that the performance of any act in respect of the claimed invention is prohibited by any law or regulation, except where the performance of that act would be contrary to public order or morality. (2) Where the Registrar is satisfied that the application complies with sections 23, 29 and 30, he shall grant the patent and shall forthwith— (a) issue to the applicant a certificate of grant of the patent and a copy of the patent together with a copy of the Examiner’s final report; and (b) record the patent in the Register. (2A) Where two or more persons have separately and independently made the same invention and each of them has made an application for a patent having the same priority date, a patent may be granted on each application. (3) As soon as possible thereafter the Registrar shall— (a) cause to be published in the Official Journal a reference to the grant of the patent; and (b) make available to the public, on payment of the prescribed fee, copies of the patent. (4) The patent shall be deemed to be granted on the date that the Registrar performs the acts referred to in subsection (2).

Malay text (authoritative)

Pemberian paten

(1) Pemberian sesuatu paten tidak boleh ditolak dan sesuatu paten tidak boleh dijadikan tidak sah atas alasan bahawa pelaksanaan apa-apa tindakan berkenaan dengan reka cipta yang dituntut adalah dilarang oleh mana-mana undang-undang atau peraturan, kecuali jika pelaksanaan tindakan itu adalah berlawanan dengan ketenteraman awam atau kemoralan. (2) Jika Pendaftar berpuas hati bahawa permohonan itu mematuhi seksyen 23, 29 dan 30, dia hendaklah memberi paten dan hendaklah dengan serta-merta— (a) mengeluarkan kepada pemohon suatu perakuan mengenai pemberian paten itu dan satu salinan paten bersama-sama dengan satu salinan laporan muktamad Pemeriksa; dan (b) merekodkan paten itu dalam Daftar. (2A) Jika dua atau lebih daripada dua orang telah, secara berasingan dan bebas, membuat reka cipta yang sama dan setiap seorang daripada mereka telah membuat permohonan bagi mendapatkan paten dan permohonan itu mempunyai tarikh prioriti yang sama, suatu paten boleh diberikan atas setiap permohonan itu. (3) Dengan seberapa segera yang boleh selepas itu Pendaftar hendaklah— (a) mengarahkan supaya disiarkan dalam Jurnal Rasmi suatu rujukan mengenai pemberian paten itu; dan (b) mengadakan bagi orang awam salinan paten setelah dibayar fi yang ditetapkan. (4) Paten hendaklah disifatkan diberi pada tarikh Pendaftar melaksanakan tindakan yang disebutkan dalam subseksyen (2).

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Text as at 1 November 2023 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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