ANNEX TO EXPLANATORY NOTES: PATENTS ACT 2004:AMENDMENTS TO THE PATENTS ACT 1977 Section 91 – Evidence of conventions and instruments under conventions
(1)Judicial notice shall be taken of the following, that is to say –
(a)the European Patent Convention, the Community Patent Convention and the Patent Co‑operation Treaty (each of which is hereafter in this section referred to as the relevant convention);
(b)any bulletin, journal or gazette published under the relevant convention and the register of European or Community patents kept under it patents kept under the European Patent Convention; and
(c)any decision of, or expression of opinion by, the relevant convention court on any question arising under or in connection with the relevant convention.