79Rights of patentee if extension granted after patent expires

79 Rights of patentee if extension granted after patent expires

If: (a) a patentee applies for an extension of the term of a standard patent; and (b) the term of the patent expires before the application is determined; and (c) the extension is granted; the patentee has, after the extension is granted, the same rights to start proceedings in respect of the doing of an act during the period: (d) commencing on the expiration of the term of the patent; and (e) ending on the day on which the extension was granted; as if the extension had been granted at the time when the act was done.