Article 23 Amendment of the Patents (Fees) Rules 1998

(1)

In Part A of the Schedule to the Fees Rules, at the end of the entry for Patents Form 2/77—

(a)

in the second column, insert “On application under rule 77H for the review of an opinion”; and

(b)

at the corresponding place in the third column, insert “50”.

(2)

In Part A of that Schedule, in the entry for Patents Form 12/77—

(a)

for the wording contained in the second column, substitute “See Part AA of this Schedule”; and

(b)

omit the list of fees contained in the third column.

(3)

In Part A of that Schedule, after the entry for Patents Form 16/77, insert a new entry as follows—

(a)

in the first column, insert “17/77”;

(b)

in the second column, insert “On request for an opinion under section 74A”; and

(c)

in the third column, insert “200”.