Section 59
Infringement proceedings
ActIn forceProvision 79 of 141
Section 59
(1)
The owner of the patent shall have the right to institute Court proceedings against any person who has infringed or is infringing the patent.
(2)
The owner of the patent shall have the same right against any person who has performed acts which make it likely that an infringement will occur, which in this Part is referred to as an
“imminent infringement”.
(3)
The proceedings in subsections (1) and (2) may not be instituted after six years from the act of infringement.