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Article 6 New applications

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For rule 19, substitute—

“New applications filed as mentioned in section 15(9)

19.
(1)

For the purposes of section 15(9)f1 a new application may only be filed in accordance with this rule.

(2)

A new application may be filed as mentioned in section 15(9) if—

(a)

the earlier applicationf2 has not been terminated or withdrawn; and

(b)

the period ending three months before the compliance datef3 of the earlier application has not expired.

(3)

A new application must include a statement that it is filed as mentioned in section 15(9).”

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Section 15(9) of the Patents Act 1977 was substituted by S.I. 2004/2357; see rule 2(1) of the Patents Rules 2007 for the meaning of “section”.

f2

See section 15(9) of the Patents Act 1977 for the meaning of “earlier application”.

f3

See rule 2(1) of the Patents Rules 2007 for the meaning of “compliance date”.