{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-rules-2004/schedule-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-rules-2004/schedule-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2358",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-rules-2004",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "NEW SCHEDULE 4A TO THE PATENTS RULES 1995",
  "text": "“SCHEDULE 4A\nALTERATION OF TIME LIMITS\nRule 110\nPART 1\nPeriods of time that cannot be altered\nrule 6(2)(b) (declaration of priority for the purposes of section 5(2) made after the date of filing)\nrule 6A(1) (period for making a request to the comptroller for permission to make a late declaration of priority)\nrule 26 (extensions for new applications), so far as it relates to rules 6 and 6A\nrule 36A(1) (application to reinstate a terminated application)\nrule 39(1) and (2) (renewal of patents)\nrule 40(2) (notice of opposition to application to amend the specification after grant)\nrule 41(1) (application to restore a lapsed patent)\nrule 43(2) (notice of opposition to the surrender of a patent)\nrule 59(2) (application for compensation of employees for certain inventions)\nrule 64(1) (application to cancel entry that patent licence is available as of right)\nrule 65(1) (opposition to cancellation of entry that patent licence is available as of right)\nrule 71(1) (opposition to a compulsory licence)\nrule 78(2) (opposition to an amendment of patent under section 75)\nrule 81(1) (request for a direction under section 81)\nrule 82(1) (request from a foreign industrial property office for a direction under section 81)\nrule 91(4) (opposition to the correction of an error in a patent or application)\nrule 110A (extension of time limits specified by comptroller)\nparagraph 5(2) and (4) of Schedule 2 (new deposits of biological material)\nPART 2\nPeriods of time that may be shortened under rule 110(2)\nrule 7(3) to (5) (entitlement to grant of a patent)\nrule 8(3), (5), (6) and (7) (entitlement to right under the application)\nrule 9(2) (request for a licence to work an invention after transfer)\nrule 12(2) (service of counter-statement in relation to a request under section 10 or 12(4))\nrule 13(2) (objection to licence terms)\nrule 14(3) (service of counter-statement in relation to the mentioning of an inventor)\nrule 40(4) (service of counter-statement in amendment proceedings)\nrule 43(4) (service of counter-statement in surrender proceedings)\nrule 54(3) to (5) (determination of right to patent after grant)\nrule 56 (new applications)\nrule 57(1) (request for licence after transfer of a patent)\nrule 58(2) (service of counter-statement after reference under section 38(5))\nrule 59(3) to (5) (application for compensation of employees)\nrule 62(3) and (4) (proceedings involving licenses of right)\nrule 70(1) (request to be heard in respect of an application under section 48, 51 or 52)\nrule 71(3) (service of counter-statement in opposition in proceedings relating to compulsory licences)\nrule 72(3) to (7) (infringement proceedings before the comptroller)\nrule 73(3) to (5) (validity in infringement proceedings before the comptroller)\nrule 74(2) to (4) (procedure for a declaration of non-infringement)\nrule 75(3) to (5) (procedure on application for revocation under section 72)\nrule 77(1) (observations and opportunity to amend on revocation under section 73)\nrule 88(1), (1A), (1B) and (3) (comptroller’s discretionary powers)\nPART 3\nPeriods of time that may be extended under rules 110(3) or 110(4)\nrule 6B(1) and (2) (filing of information and priority documents)\nrule 15(1) (filing of statement of inventorship and the right to be granted a patent)\nrule 23 (missing parts)\nrule 25(1), (2) and (4)(a) (periods prescribed for the purposes of section 15(10) and 17(1))\nrule 26 (extensions for new applications), except so far as it relates to rule 6 and 6A\nrule 33(2), (3) and (5) (request for substantive examination)\nrule 34 (period for putting an application in order)\nrule 41(4) (payment of unpaid renewal fee after restoration)\nrule 81(3) (filing of a request and fee to convert an application for European patent (UK))\nrule 82(3) (filing a request and fee to convert an application from another convention country)\nrule 83(3) (request for substantive examination when section 81(2) applies)\nrule 85(1), (5A), (7) and (7A) (international applications for patents)\nparagraph 1(3) of Schedule 2 (filing of information in relation to the deposit of biological matter)\nparagraph 2 of Schedule 4 (filing of a translation of European patent (UK) specifications)\nPART 4\nPeriods of time to which rule 110(8) and (10) relate\nrule 15(1) (filing of statement of inventorship)\nrule 16(1B) and (6) (filing of name and address and translations)\nrule 24 (new applications under section 15(9))\nrule 25 (periods prescribed for the purposes of section 15(10) and 17(1))\nrule 26 (extensions for new applications), so far as it relates to rule 15(1)\nrule 33 (request for substantive examination under section 18)\nrule 34 (period for putting application in order)\nrule 81(3) (request under section 81(2)(b)(i))\nrule 82(3) (request under section 81(2)(b)(ii))\nrule 83(1) (request for substantive examination when section 81(2) applies)\nrule 85(1), (2)(a), (5A), (7), (7A)(a) to (c) (international applications for patents)”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2358/schedule/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:18:50.849340+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}