ANNEX TO EXPLANATORY NOTES: PATENTS ACT 2004:AMENDMENTS TO THE PATENTS ACT 1977 Section 103 – Extension of privilege for communications with solicitors relating to patent proceedings
(2)In this section –
	“legal proceedings” includes proceedings before the comptroller;the references to legal proceedings and pending or contemplated proceedings include references to applications for a patent or a European patent and to international applications for a patent; and
	“the relevant conventions” means the European Patent Convention, the Community Patent Convention and the Patent Co‑operation Treaty