Section 44
Rights of the licensor
ActIn forceProvision 61 of 141
Section 44
(1)
In the absence of any provision to the contrary in the licence contract, the licensor may grant a further licence to a third person in respect of the same patent or himself do any or all of the acts referred to in paragraph 36(1)(a), and subsection 36(3).
(2)
Where the licence contract provides that the licence is exclusive and unless it is expressly provided otherwise in such contract, the licensor shall not grant a further licence to a third person in respect of the same patent or himself do any of the acts referred to in paragraph 36(1)(a) and subsection 36(3).