瑞典专利法.pdf

WIPO Database of Intellectual Property SWEDEN Legislative Texts THE SWEDISH PATENTS ACT Translated into English (Act No. 837 of 1967, as amended by Acts Nos. 149 of 1978, 433 of 1983, 937 of 1984, 233, 1156 of 1986, 1330 of 1987, 296 of 1991, 1688 of 1992 and 1406 of 1993) TABLE OF CONTENTS Sections Chapter I: General Provisions 1 to 6 Chapter II: The Processing of Swedish Patent Cases 7 to 27 Chapter III: International Patent Applications28 to 38 Chapter IV: The Extent and Term of the Patent 39 to 40 Chapter V: Annual Fees 41 to 42 Chapter VI: Licenses, Assignments, etc43 to 50 Chapter VII: Termination of the Patent, etc. 51 to 55 Chapter VIII: Obligation to Give Information 56 Chapter IX: Liability and Obligation to Pay Compensation, etc. 57 to 70 Chapter X: Special Provisions 71 to 79 Chapter XI: European Patents 80 to 93 Provisions of Entry into Force and Transition Chapter I: General Provisions 1. Anyone who has made an invention which is susceptible of industrial application, or his successor in title, is entitled pursuant to Chapters I to X of this Act to obtain, upon application, a patent for the invention in this country and thereby acquire an exclusive right to exploit the invention commercially. Provisions concerning European patents are given in Chapter XI. The following shall never be regarded as an invention: that which is merely (1) a discovery, scie