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The Patents Rules 1995

S.I. 1995/2093 · Made 3 August 1995

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PATENTS

Made 3rd August 1995

Laid before Parliament 8th August 1995

Coming into force 4th September 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 5(2), 8(3), 12(6), 13(1) and (3), 14(1) and (6), 15(2), (3) and (5), 16(1), 17(1), (2) and (8), 18(1) and (4), 19(1), 20(1), 21(1), 24(2), 25(3) and (5), 28(1), (1A) and (2A), 32(2), (5), (6) and (7), 40(1) and (2), 47(3) and (6), 52(1), 77(6), 78(4), 80(3), 81(2)(b) and (2)(c), 89, 89A, 92(3) and (4), 97(1)(d), 118(1) and (3)(b), 120(1), 123(1) to (3A), (6) and (7), 124, 125A(1), (2) and (3), 127(6) and 130(2) of, and paragraph 4A(5) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to, the Patents Act 1977f1 after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992f2, hereby makes the following Rules:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

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1977 c. 37; section 17(8) was added by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 3; section 28(1) was amended, and section 28(1A) and (2A) were added, by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6; section 32 was replaced by the Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c. 39), section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 4; section 77 was amended by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 21; section 89 was replaced, and section 89A was inserted by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 25; section 118(3) was amended by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 28; section 123 was amended by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 29; section 125A was added by the said Act of 1988, section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 30; paragraph 4(A) of Schedule 1 was added by section 293 of the said Act of 1988.

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1992 c. 53.

Contents

  1. PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Construction
  5. 4Forms
  6. 5International exhibitions
  7. 6Declaration of priority for the purposes of section 5
  8. RIGHT TO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A PATENT
  9. 7References under section 8(1)(a) or 12(1)(a)
  10. 8References by co-proprietors under section 8(1)(b) or 12(1)(b)
  11. 9Orders under section 8 or 12
  12. 10Prescribed period for new applications under section 8(3) or 12(6)
  13. 11Authorisation under section 8(5)
  14. 12Request by joint applicant under section 10 or 12(4)
  15. 13Reference to the comptroller under section 11(5)
  16. INVENTORS
  17. 14Mention of inventor under section 13
  18. 15Procedure where applicant is not the inventor or sole inventor
  19. APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS
  20. 16Applications for the grant of patents under sections 14 and 15
  21. 17Micro-organisms
  22. 18Drawings
  23. 19The abstract
  24. 20Size and presentation of documents
  25. 21Form of statements, counter-statements and evidence
  26. 22Unity of invention
  27. 23Late filed drawings
  28. 24New applications under section 15(4)
  29. 25Periods prescribed under section 15(5)(a) and (b) and 17(1) for filing claims, abstract and request for preliminary examination and search
  30. 26Extensions for new applications
  31. 27Period for publication of application
  32. EXAMINATION AND SEARCH
  33. 28Preliminary examination and search under section 17
  34. 29Procedure where earlier application made
  35. 30Address for service
  36. 31Formal requirements
  37. 32Searches under section 17(6) and (8)
  38. 33Request for substantive examination under section 18
  39. 34Period for putting application in order
  40. 35Amendment of request for grant
  41. 36Amendment of application before grant
  42. 37Observations on patentability under section 21
  43. GRANT, AMENDMENT AND CONTINUATION OF PATENT
  44. 38Certificates of grant
  45. 39Renewal of patents
  46. 40Amendment of specification after grant
  47. 41Restoration of lapsed patents under section 28
  48. 42Notification of lapsed patent
  49. 43Surrender of patents
  50. REGISTRATION
  51. 44Entries in the register
  52. 45Alteration of name or address
  53. 46Registrations under section 33
  54. 47Request for correction of error
  55. 48Request as to payment of renewal fee
  56. 49Inspection of register
  57. 50Advertisements in relation to register
  58. 51Entries relating to sections 8(1), 12(1) and 37(1)
  59. 52Certificates and copies supplied by comptroller
  60. 53Order or direction by court
  61. ENTITLEMENT TO PATENT
  62. 54Reference of question to the comptroller under section 37(1)
  63. 55Applications under section 37(3)
  64. 56Time limit for new application
  65. 57Request under section 38(3)
  66. 58Reference to comptroller under section 38(5)
  67. EMPLOYEES' INVENTIONS
  68. 59Application under section 40 for compensation
  69. 60Application under section 41(8) to vary etc awards of compensation
  70. LICENCES OF RIGHT
  71. 61Application under section 46(1) for entry in the register
  72. 62Application under section 46(3) to settle licences of right
  73. 63Application by proprietor under section 47(1) for cancellation of entry
  74. 64Application under section 47(3)
  75. 65Opposition to cancellation of entry under section 47
  76. 66Procedure after cancellation of entry pursuant to section 47(3)
  77. 67Declaration under paragraph 4A of Schedule 1 to the Act
  78. COMPULSORY LICENCES
  79. 68Application under section 48(1) for compulsory licence
  80. 69Application by Minister under section 51
  81. 70Procedure on receipt of application under section 48 or 51
  82. 71Opposition under section 52(1)
  83. INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS BEFORE COMPTROLLER
  84. 72Procedure on reference to comptroller under section 61(3)
  85. 73Procedure where validity of patent in dispute
  86. 74Procedure on application under section 71
  87. REVOCATION OF PATENTS
  88. 75Procedure on application for revocation under section 72
  89. 76Award of costs
  90. 77Revocation and amendment of patents under section 73
  91. AMENDMENT OF PATENTS IN INFRINGEMENT OR REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS
  92. 78Amendment of patent under section 75
  93. EUROPEAN PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS AND NATIONAL PROCESSING OF INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS
  94. 79Entries in the register
  95. 80European patents and applications (UK): translations
  96. 81Procedure for making request under section 81(2)(b)(i)
  97. 82Procedure where section 81(2)(b)(ii) applies
  98. 83Procedure for making request for substantive examination where section 81(2) applies
  99. 84Recognition of determinations in proceedings before comptroller
  100. 85International applications for patents: sections 89 and 89A
  101. 86Obtaining evidence for proceedings under European Patent Convention
  102. 87Communication of information to European Patent Office
  103. HEARINGS, AGENTS AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS
  104. 88Comptroller’s discretionary powers
  105. 89Admittance to hearings before comptroller
  106. 90Agents
  107. 91Correction of errors in patents and applications
  108. INFORMATION AND INSPECTION
  109. 92Request for information under section 118
  110. 93Inspection of documents under section 118
  111. 94Confidential documents
  112. 95Bibliographic data for purposes of section 118(3)(b)
  113. 96Request for information where section 118(4) applies
  114. MISCELLANEOUS
  115. 97Service by post
  116. 98Hours of business
  117. 99Excluded days
  118. 100Correction of irregularities
  119. 101Dispensation by comptroller
  120. 102Remission of fees
  121. 103Evidence
  122. 104Statutory declarations and affidavits
  123. 105Admission of documents
  124. 106Directions as to the furnishing of documents etc
  125. 107Supporting statements or evidence
  126. 108Proceedings in Scotland
  127. 109Appointment of advisers
  128. 110Alteration of time limits
  129. 111Calculation of times or periods
  130. 112Copies of documents
  131. 113Translations
  132. 114Publication and sale of documents
  133. 115The Journal
  134. 116Reports of cases
  135. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS
  136. 117Filing of applications
  137. 118Transmittal and late payment fees
  138. 119Certified copies
  139. 120Fees to be paid in sterling
  140. 121Transitional provisions and revocations
  141. Signature
  142. Schedule 1GENERAL FORMS
  143. Schedule 2: MICRO-ORGANISMS
  144. 1Applications
  145. 2Availability of cultures
  146. 3Availability of cultures to experts
  147. 4New deposits
  148. 5Interpretation of Schedule
  149. Schedule 3FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF GRANT OF PATENT
  150. Schedule 4: EUROPEAN PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS (UK):TRANSLATIONS
  151. 1Translations of European Patents (UK) filed under section 77(6)
  152. 2Periods prescribed under section 77(6)
  153. 3Translations of claims of applications for European patents (UK) filed under section 78(7)
  154. 4Corrected translations filed under section 80(3)
  155. 5Verification of translation
  156. Schedule 5PATENTS ACT 1949 FORMS
  157. Schedule 6REVOCATIONS
  158. Explanatory note