United States of America
Sri Lanka
Patents (including Plant Variety Protection)
17. Please describe in detail any provisions in the laws of Sri Lanka permitting unauthorized use of a patent, citing to the relevant provisions of law, and describe in detail the conditions under which such use can occur.
The patent rights: (1) extend only to acts done for industrial or commercial purposes and in particular not to acts done only for scientific research; (2) not preclude a person having the rights referred to in Section 83 or a licensee from exploiting the patented invention; (3) not extend to the presence of use of products on foreign vessels, aircraft, spacecraft, or land vehicles which temporarily or accidentally enter the waters, airspace or territory of Sri Lanka (Section 82).