{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-rules-2007/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-rules-2007/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/677",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-rules-2007",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Late declaration of priority for international application for a patent (UK)",
  "text": "(1) Rule 6A (request to the comptroller for a late declaration) is amended as follows.\n(2) After paragraph (1) insert—\n“(1A) Subject to rule 85(3A), a request under section 5(2B) may only be made before the end of the period allowed under section 5(2A)(b).”.\n(3) For paragraph (2) substitute—\n“(2) A request under section 5(2B) shall be—\n(a) made on Form 3/77; and\n(b) supported by evidence of why the application in suit was not filed before the end of the period allowed under section 5(2A)(a).\n(2A) Such a request may only be made where—\n(a) the condition in paragraph (3) is met; or\n(b) the request is made in relation to an international application for a patent (UK).”.\n(4) Rule 85 (international applications for patents) is amended as follows.\n(5) After paragraph (3) insert—\n“(3A) Where an international application for a patent (UK) has begun the national phase, a request may be made under section 5(2B) before the end of the period of 1 month beginning with the date the national phase of the application begins.”.\n(6) The amendments made by this rule shall not apply to any international application for a patent (UK) which began the national phase of the application before the coming into force of these Rules.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/677/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:59:05.889423+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
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