ANNEX TO EXPLANATORY NOTES: PATENTS ACT 2004:AMENDMENTS TO THE PATENTS ACT 1977 Section 105 – Extension of privilege in Scotland for communications relating to patent proceedings
(2)In this section –
	“patent proceedings” means proceedings under this Act or any of the relevant conventions, before the court, the comptroller or the relevant convention court, whether contested or uncontested and including an application for a patent; and
	“the relevant conventions” means the European Patent Convention, the Community Patent Convention and the Patent Co-operation Treaty.