Computers, software, or related terms do not appear anywhere in the Patent Act.

In 1836, another federal Patent Act was passed to reform problems in the previous acts.

The Patent Act of 1836 was significant in a number of ways.

Victoria proclaimed its first Patent Act in 1854, with the length of the grant being for 14 years.

The law which is applicable to this case is section 101 of the Patent Act.

The Patent Act is a federal statute and thus bilingual.

Under the Patent Act, only certain categories of things may be considered and defined as inventions.

The second federal Patent Act was passed in 1872 and allowed foreigners to register patents.

In 1923 the third federal Patent Act provides provisions for inventions created by public servants.

In 1993 the requirement that an invention be not obvious was added to the Patent Act.