44Rights conferred by patent application after publication.#
—(1) A patent application shall, on and from the date of its publication under section 28, provisionally confer upon the applicant such protection as is conferred by virtue of sections 40 to 43.
(2)A patent application shall be deemed never to have had the effects set out in subsection (1) if it is withdrawn, is deemed to be withdrawn or is finally refused.
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