Article 1 Preliminary

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Patents (Amendment) Rules 1987.

(2)

The following rules and Schedules shall come into force on 24th March 1987—

(a)

this rule;

(b)

rule 2 and Schedule 1 so far as they relate to Patents Forms Nos. 50/77, 52/77 and 53/77;

(c)

rule 3 and Schedule 2 so far as they relate to the fees payable in respect of those forms; and

(d)

rules 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

(3)

The following rules and Schedules shall come into force on 1st September 1987—

(a)

rule 2 and Schedule 1 so far as they relate to Patents Forms Nos. 54/77, 55/77, 56/77 and 57/77;

(b)

rule 3 and Schedule 2 so far as they relate to the fees payable in respect of those forms; and

(c)

rules 4, 5, 6 and 7.

(4)

Rules 20(9), 25(4), 28 and 80 of the Patents Rules 1982^f1 are hereby revoked, and the reference to rule 80 in Patents Form No. 40/77 set out in Schedule 2 to the said Rules shall be omitted.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1982/717; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1985/785.