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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-63",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "part/63",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "63",
  "heading": "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CLAIMS",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nScope of this Part and interpretation\nRule 63.1\nI PATENTS AND REGISTERED DESIGNS\nScope of Section I and allocation\nRule 63.2\nSpecialist list\nRule 63.3\n. . .\n. . .\nStarting the claim\nRule 63.5\nClaim for infringement or challenge to validity of a patent or registered design\nRule 63.6\nDefence and reply\nRule 63.7\nCase management\nRule 63.8\nDisclosure and inspection\nRule 63.9\nApplication to amend a patent specification in existing proceedings\nRule 63.10\nCourt’s determination of question or application\nRule 63.11\nApplication by employee for compensation\nRule 63.12\nII REGISTERED TRADE MARKS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS\nAllocation\nRule 63.13\nIII SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS AND PARTICIPATION BY THE COMPTROLLER\nService of documents\nRule 63.14\nParticipation by the Comptroller\nRule 63.15\nIV APPEALS\nAppeals from decisions of the Comptroller or the registrar\nRule 63.16\nV INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE COURT\nScope of this Section\nRule 63.17\nTransfer of proceedings\nRule 63.18\nEnterprise judges and District Judges\nRule 63.19\nStatements of case\nRule 63.20\nStatement of truth\nRule 63.21\nDefence and reply\nRule 63.22\nCase management\nRule 63.23\nDisclosure and inspection\nRule 63.24\nApplications\nRule 63.25\nCosts\nRule 63.26\nAllocation to the small claims track\nRule 63.27\nExtent to which rules in this Part apply to small claims\nRule 63.28",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 63 substituted (1.10.2009) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2092), rule 1(2), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 63 Table of Contents omitted (1.10.2010) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/1953), rules 1(2), 8(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 63 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/1953), rules 1(2), 8(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 63 Table of Contents substituted (1.10.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.7) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1974), rules 2, 26(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 63 Table of Contents substituted (1.10.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.7) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1974), rules 2, 26(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Rules substituted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 4(a)(iv); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 63 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2012) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2208), rules 1, 10(a)"
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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