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PATENTS

Made 22nd September 2004

Laid before Parliament 24th September 2004

Coming into force 1st January 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 123 of the Patents Act 1977f1, and having had regard to the matters specified by article 7 of the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988f2, hereby makes the following Rules—

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f1

1977 c. 37; amendments of the Act relevant to these Rules are made by the Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004 (SI 2004/2357), and by paragraph 26(4) of Schedule 2 to the Patents Act 2004 (c. 16) which was brought into force on 22nd September 2004 by SI 2004/2177 (C. 94).

f2

SI 1988/93, as amended by SI 1990/1473, which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51). See the matters specified in Part IV of Schedule 1 and Parts I and II of Schedule 2 to that Order.