Michael Ahern (Cork East, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 10, line 17, to delete "Where the application is made" and substitute "Where the application for a patent was made".

The amendment is of a clarifying nature and relates to section 9 of the Bill as amended on Committee Stage. Section 9 amends the Patents Act 1992 by inserting a new section 35A, which deals with the reinstatement of applications. The purpose of this amendment is to correct an error in the tense of the verb "to be" in subsection (4) of the new section 35A. For reasons of additional clarity, the Parliamentary Counsel has suggested that a reference be included to the application being "for a patent".

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