Article 4 Removing requirement to file duplicates in respect of patent applications
(1)
Rule 20 (size and presentation of documents) is amended as follows—
(a)
paragraph (2) is revoked;
(b)
in paragraph (16), for “(2)” substitute “(3)”.
(2)
What is now rule 112 (copies of documents) shall become paragraph (1) of rule 112, and after that paragraph insert—
“(2)A specification filed under rule 40(8), 53(ii), 77(2) or 78(5) shall be filed in duplicate.”.
(3)
The amendments made by this rule shall not apply to any application for a patent filed before 26 June 2006.