Introductory text

PATENTS

Made 16th January 1997

Laid before Parliament 17th January 1997

Coming into force 8th February 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 123 of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to, the Patents Act 1977^f1, of the power conferred upon him by the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988^f2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992^f3 and with the consent of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (4) of the said section 123, hereby makes the following Rules:

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Footnotes

f1: 1977 c. 37; the power of the Secretary of State to make rules in respect of patents under section 123 of the Patents Act 1977 was extended by the Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificate for Medicinal Products) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3091) and the Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificate for Plant Protection Products) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/3120) so as to apply to supplementary protection certificates. Section 123 was amended by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), section 295 and Schedule 5, paragraph 29.
f2: S.I. 1988/93, as amended by S.I. 1990/1473, which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No.2) Act 1987 (c. 51). The relevant provisions of that Order are article 7 and part IV of Schedule 1.
f3: 1992 c. 53.