Short title, collective citation and commencement.
5.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Patents (Amendment) Act 2012.
(2) This Act, the Act of 2006 (other than sections 37 to 50) and the Principal Act may be cited together as the Patents Acts 1992 to 2012.
(3) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
