Article 30 Confidential information
United Kingdom
Where a person files a document at the Patent Office or sends it to the registrar or the Patent Office, any person may request that the document be treated as a confidential document.
A request to treat a document as confidential shall—
be made before the end of the period of 14 days F1beginning immediately after the date on which the document was filed at the Patent Office or received by the registrar or at the Patent Office;
include reasons for the request.
Where a request has been made under paragraph (1), the document shall be treated as confidential until the registrar refuses that request or makes a direction under paragraph (4).
Where it appears that there is good reason for the document to remain confidential, the registrar may direct that the document shall be treated as a confidential document; otherwise he shall refuse the request made under paragraph (1).
But, where the registrar believes there is no longer a good reason for the direction under paragraph (4) to remain in force, he shall revoke it.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in rule 30(2)(a) substituted (31.3.2013) by virtue of The Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/444), rules 1, 7, Sch. 2 (with rule 8)