{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-fees-rules-1987/schedule/part-B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-fees-rules-1987/schedule/part-B.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/610",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Fees) Rules 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-fees-rules-1987",
  "path": "schedule/part/B",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "B",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(In this Part of this Schedule–\n(1) any reference to a section is a reference to that section of the Patents Act 1949; and\n(2) any reference to a rule is a reference to that rule of the Patents Rules 1968, as it continues to apply by virtue of rule 124 of the Patents Rules 1978.)\nNumber of corresponding Patents Form\nItem\nAmount\n£\n1 Add\nApplication for grant of patent of addition in lieu of independent patent …\n29\n7\nFor extension of time under rule 30, 33 or 50–\nNot exceeding one month …\n16\nEach succeeding month …\n16\n8\nOn application for result of search made under sections 7 and 8 …\n2\n9\nOn application under section 9(2) for deletion of reference\n–\n13\nOn notice that hearing before the comptroller will be attended …\n11\n14\nOn request under section 16(3) …\n8\n15\nOn claim under section 16(4) …\n8\n16\nOn application for extension of the period under section 16(5) …\n11\n17\nOn application for a certificate under section 16(8) …\n21\n18\nOn claim under section 17(1) for application to proceed in name of claimants …\n24\n19\nOn application for directions under section 17(5) …\n29\n20\nOn request for sealing of a patent …\n20\n21\nOn application for extension of the period for requesting the sealing of a patent under section 19(3)–\nNot exceeding one month …\n16\nEach succeeding month …\n16\n22\nOn application for extension of the period for requesting the sealing of a patent under section 19(4)–\nNot exceeding one month …\n16\nEach succeeding month …\n16\n23\nOn application under section 20 for amendment of a patent …\n50\n32\nOn application under section 28 for sealing of a patent …\n29\n33\nOn opposition to application under section 28 …\n21\n34\nAdditional fee for sealing under section 28 …\n74\n35\nOn application to amend specification after acceptance …\n46\n36\nOn notice of opposition to amendment …\n21\n37\nOn application to amend specification not yet accepted …\n24\n38\nOn application to amend an application for a patent …\n24\n39\nOn application for revocation of a patent under section 33.\n21\n43\nOn application for settlement of terms of licence under patent endorsed “Licences of right” …\n50\n44\nOn application by patentee for cancellation of endorsement of patent “Licences of Right” …\n50\n45\nOn application for cancellation of endorsement “Licences of Right” …\n50\n46\nOn notice of opposition to cancellation of endorsement of patent “Licence of Right” …\n50\n53\nOn application under section 55(1) for directions of comptroller …\n50\n54\nOn application under section 55(2) for directions of comptroller …\n50\n55\nOn application under section 56(1) to determine dispute …\n50\n63\nOn application for entry in the register of claim to a licence under a patent extended under section 23, 24 or 25 …\n–\n64\nOn request to comptroller to correct a clerical error …\n30\n65\nOn notice of opposition to the correction of a clerical error\n21\n68\nFor duplicate of patent …\n21\n69\nOn application for entry of order of court in the register …\n–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1978/216, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Rules."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/610/schedule/part/B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:28:39.339429+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."
}