Patents [CAP.400 55 (a) unless the Court is satisfied that the invalid claim was not framed in good faith and with reasonable skill and knowl­ edge. the Court shall, subject to its discretion as to costs and as to the date from which damages should be reckoned, and to such terms as to amendment of the specification as it may deem desirable, grant relief in respect of any valid claim which is or has been infringed, without regard to the inva­ lidity of any other claim in the specification and, in exercis­ ing such discretion, the Court may take into consideration the conduct of the patentee in inserting the invalid claim in the specification or permitting that claim to remain there; (b) if the Court is so satisfied, it shall not grant any relief by way of damages or costs, but may grant such other relief in respect of any valid claim which is or has been infringed as to it seems just and may impose such terms as to amend­ ment of the specification as a condition of granting any such relief as it may deem desirable; (c) if a counter-claim for revocation of the patent has been made in the action on the ground of invalidity of any claim in the specification, the Court may postpone the operation of any order made thereon for such time as may be requi­ site to enable the patentee to effect any amendment of the specification pursuant to terms imposed by the Court and may attach such other conditions to any order to be made on the counter-claim as the Court may deem desirable. 55. (I) In proceedings for (he infringement of a patent, damages shall not be awarded against a defendant who proves that, at the date of the infringement, he was not aware, and had no reasonable grounds for supposing and had no reasonable means of making him­ self aware, that the patent existed, and the application to an article of the word "patent". "patented", or any word or words expressing or implying that a patent has been obtained for the article, shall not con­ stitute such grounds or means unless the number and year of the patent accompanied the word or words in question. Restrictions on recovery of damages for infringement (2) If proceedings are taken in respect of infringement of a patent committed after the failure to pay any fee within the prescribed time and before any extension of time for such payment, the Court may, if it thinks fit, refuse to award any damages in respect of such infringemen t. (3) Nothing in this section shall affect the power of the Court to grant an injunction or interdict in any proceedings for the infringe­ ment of a patent. 56. (l) Where any person (whether entitled to or interested in a patent or an application for a patent or not) by circulars, advertise­ ments or 'Ith,~rwl~~ threatens any other person with proceedings for infringement of a patent, any person aggrieved thereby may in the Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings

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