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Patents Act 1990
118Infringement exemptions: use in or on foreign vessels, aircraft or vehicles
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#### 118 Infringement exemptions: use in or on foreign vessels, aircraft or vehicles
The rights of a patentee are not infringed:
(a) by using the patented invention on board a foreign vessel, in the body of the vessel, or in the machinery, tackle, apparatus or other accessories of the vessel, if the vessel comes into the patent area only temporarily or accidentally and the invention is used exclusively for the needs of the vessel; or
(b) by using the patented invention in the construction or working of a foreign aircraft or foreign land vehicle, or in the accessories of the aircraft or vehicle, if the aircraft or vehicle comes into the patent area only temporarily or accidentally.