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- Paris Convention
Article 5ter
[Patents: Patented Devices Forming Part of Vessels, Aircraft, or Land Vehicles]In any country of the Union the following shall not be considered as infringements of the rights of a patentee:
(1) the use on board vessels of other countries of the Union of devices forming the subject of his patent in the body of the vessel, in the machinery, tackle, gear and other accessories, when such vessels temporarily or accidentally enter the waters of the said country, provided that such devices are used there exclusively for the needs of the vessel;
(2) the use of devices forming the subject of the patent in the construction or operation of aircraft or land vehicles of other countries of the Union, or of accessories of such aircraft or land vehicles, when those aircraft or land vehicles temporarily or accidentally enter the said country.
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