Cap. 417 Art. 30Extent of protection.

(1) The extent of the protection conferred by the patent shall be determined by the claims, which are to be interpreted in the light of the description and drawings so as to combine fair protection for the proprietor of the patent with a reasonable degree of certainty for third parties.

(2) For the purposes of determining the extent of protection and in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed, due account shall be taken of elements which at the time of any alleged infringement are equivalent to the elements as expressed in the claims.

(3) For the period up to the grant of the patent, the extent of the protection conferred by a patent application shall be determined by the latest filed claims contained in the publication under article