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Patents Act 1983,
Malaysia
Act No. 291, amended up to Act No. A1649
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Year of Version
2022
Dates
Amended up to:
June 30, 2022
Published:
December 15, 1983
Assented:
November 28, 1983
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions), Utility Models
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Main Text(s)
Related Text(s)
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Main text(s)
English
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Legislation
Supersedes (3
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Supersedes (3
text(s)
)
Patents Act 1983 (Act No. 291, as amended up to Act No. A1264)
(MY053)
Patents Act 1983 (Act 291 of 1983, as amended up to Act No. A 1196 of 2003)
(MY064)
Patents Act 1983 (Act No. A291 of 1983, as amended by the Patents (Amendment) Act 1993)
(MY006)
Is amended by (7
text(s)
)
Is amended by (7
text(s)
)
Patents (Amendment) Act 2022
(MY102)
Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Act No. A1264)
(MY046)
Patents (Amendment) Act 2002 (Act No. A1137)
(MY052)
Patents (Amendment) Act 2003 (Act No. A1196)
(MY051)
Patents (Amendment) Act 2000 (Act No. A1088)
(MY008)
Patents (Amendment) Act 1993 (Act No. A863)
(MY023)
Patents (Amendment) Act 1986 (Act No. A648)
(MY024)
Treaties
Relates to (
2 records
)
Relates to (
2 records
)
Patent Cooperation Treaty
(June 19, 1970)
Budapest Treaty
(April 28, 1977)
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