Section 31
Section 37 of the principal Act is amended—
of Patents (Amendment) Act 2022
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 31 of 69
Section 31
(a)
in subsection (1), by substituting for the words “and in particular not to acts done only for scientific research”
the words “and shall not extend to acts done for experimental or scientific research purposes”;
(b)
in subsection (1a)—
(i)
by inserting after the words “relevant authority”
the words “either in Malaysia or outside
Malaysia”; and
(ii)
by substituting for the word “drugs” the words
“pharmaceutical products”; and
(c)
in subsection (3), by substituting for the words
“temporarily in Malaysia” the words “which temporarily or accidentally enters Malaysia”.