Practice question
A person invokes Section 72.2 for a private noncommercial act but concedes it significantly prejudices the patent owner's economic interests. Does the noncommercial label alone establish the limitation?
- Yes, the proviso has no effect.
- Yes, every private act is unrestricted.
- Yes, all patent rights disappear at home.
- Yes, economic prejudice is legally irrelevant.
- No; the statutory proviso concerning significant economic prejudice must also be satisfied.
Legal references
- RA8293, IP Code, Sections28–30,71–76: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
- RA9502 amendments to IP Code Sections72 and74: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2008/ra_9502_2008.html
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