s 67 Proceedings for infringement of patent
67.—(1) Subject to this Part, civil proceedings may be brought in the court by the proprietor of a patent in respect of any act alleged to infringe the patent and (without prejudice to any other jurisdiction of the court) in those proceedings a claim may be made —(a) for an injunction restraining the defendant from any apprehended act of infringement; (b) for an order for the defendant to deliver up or destroy any patented product in relation to which the patent is infringed or any article in which that product is inextricably comprised or any material and implement the predominant use of which has been in the creation of the infringing product; (c) for damages in respect of the infringement; (d) for an account of the profits derived by the defendant from the infringement; and (e) for a declaration that the patent is valid and has been infringed by the defendant. (2) The court must not, in respect of the same infringement, both award the proprietor of a patent damages and order that the proprietor be given an account of the profits. (3) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a claimant includes a reference to the proprietor of the patent.[Act 23 of 2019 wef 01/04/2022] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (4) [Deleted by Act 23 of 2019 wef 01/04/2022] (5) [Deleted by Act 23 of 2019 wef 01/04/2022] (6) Subject to this Part, in determining whether or not to grant any kind of relief claimed under this section and the extent of the relief granted, the court must apply the principles applied by the court in relation to that kind of relief immediately before 23 February 1995.[Act 23 of 2019 wef 01/04/2022]