Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Patents (Fees) Rules 2007 and they shall come into force on 17^th December 2007.

(2)

In these Rules—

(a)

“the Act” means the Patents Act 1977 and references to a section are references to a section of the Act; F1...

(b)

“the 2007 Rules” means the Patents F2Rules 2007; F3...

(c)

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Annotations

F1: Word in rule 1(2)(a) omitted (30.7.2020) by virtue of The Patents, Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Fees) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/644), rules 1, 3(a)
F2: Words in rule 1(2)(b) substituted (30.7.2020) by The Patents, Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Fees) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/644), rules 1, 3(b)
F3: Rule 1(2)(c) and word omitted (1.4.2026) by virtue of The Intellectual Property Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provisions) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/183), rules 1(1), 4