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The Patents (Amendment) Rules 1973

S.I. 1973/66 · Made 18 January 1973

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PATENTS

Made 18th January 1973

Laid before Parliament 25th January 1973

Coming into Operation 15th February 1973

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 94(1) of the Patents Act 1949 and now vested in himf1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Rules:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1970/1537 (1970 III, p. 5293).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Patents (Amendment) Rules 1973 and shall come into operation on 15th February 1973.

(2)

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of these Rules as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

2

The Patents Rules 1968f1, as amendedf2 shall have effect subject to the following amendments:—

(a)

for Rule 15(2) there shall be substituted:—

“(2)

If any specification or other document relating to the application is in a foreign language, it shall be accompanied by a translation thereof, which shall be certified by the translator as being true to the best of his knowledge and belief. The Comptroller may refuse to accept any translation which is in his opinion inaccurate and thereupon another translation of the specification or other document certified as aforesaid shall be furnished.”;

(b)

for Rule 44(2) there shall be substituted:—

“(2)

Where a specification or other document in a foreign language is referred to, a translation thereof, certified by the translator as being true to the best of his knowledge and belief, shall also be furnished, together with a further copy of the translation. The Comptroller may refuse to accept any translation which is in his opinion inaccurate and thereupon another translation of the specification or other document certified as aforesaid shall be furnished, together with a further copy of such other translation.”.

Signature

Limerick

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry

18th January 1973

Explanatory note

These Rules further amend the Patent Rules 1968, with effect from 15th February 1973.

Where a translation of a foreign document is filed in connection with a patent application or opposition proceedings, the translation is to be certified as true by the translator (instead of being verified, as hitherto, by a statutory declaration or otherwise to the Comptroller's satisfaction).