Article 14 Citation and commencement

the word “Payment” at the beginning of each of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall be replaced with—

“Subject to paragraph (4) below, payment”;

in paragraph (2) the following words shall be inserted after the word “Regulations”—

“in respect of designations made under rule 4.9(a) thereof”;

the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (2)—

“(2A)

Payment of designation fees and of confirmation fees referred to in rule 15.5(a) in respect of designations made under rule 4.9(b) of the said Regulations shall be made to the Patent Office in the respective amounts provided for in rule 15.2(b) and rule 15.5(a) thereof not later than 15 months after the date to be treated by virtue of section 89B(1)(b) as the declared priority date, or, where there is no declared priority date, the date on which the application to which they relate is filed at the Patent Office.”;

the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (3)—

“(4)

Where payment of a fee pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above has not been made to the Patent Office, in the case of transmittal, basic and designation fees, within the periods prescribed by paragraphs (1) and (2) above, and in the case of search fees, within the period referred to in rule 16.1(f) of the said Regulations (“the specified period”)—

(a)

the Patent Office shall give notice to the applicant requiring the applicant to pay the Patent Office the outstanding fee and a late payment fee calculated in accordance with rule 16bis.2 of the said Regulations within the period of one month commencing on the date on which the notice is sent to the applicant; and

(b)

the specified period shall be treated in respect of the outstanding fee as not expiring until the end of the one month period referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.”