# The Patents Rules 1990, Article 27: Period for publication of application


The period prescribed for the purposes of section 16 shall be the period of eighteen months calculated from the declared priority date or, where there is no declared priority date, the date of filing the application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2384/article/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-rules-1990/article-27
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