{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-and-patents-fees-amendment-rules-2017/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-and-patents-fees-amendment-rules-2017/article-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1100",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents and Patents (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-and-patents-fees-amendment-rules-2017",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Fees Rules",
  "text": "In rule 3, omit paragraph (1)(b) and insert—\n“(b) in respect of any other application for a patent, including an application treated as an application under the Act following a direction under section 81 (conversion of European patent applications)—\n(i) which is filed in electronic form or using electronic communications in accordance with directions given under section 124A, specified in Table 1; and\n(ii) which is filed otherwise than in the form referred to in subparagraph (i), specified in Table 2\nTable 1 (Electronic filing)\nWhere the filing of the application is accompanied by the application fee\n£60\nWhere the filing of the application is not accompanied by the application fee\n£75\nTable 2 (Non-electronic filing)\nWhere the filing of the application is accompanied by the application fee\n£90\nWhere the filing of the application is not accompanied by the application fee\n£112.50\n”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1100/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:06:29.615244+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."
}