Section 130: Interpretation Supplemental. (1) In this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires; “application fee” means the fee prescribed for the purposes of section 14(1A) above; “application for a European patent (UK)” and (subject to subsection (4A) below) “international application for a patent (UK)” each mean an... Continue reading
Schedule 4 (section 127): Transitional provisions Transitional provisions. General In so far as any instrument made or other thing done under any provision of the 1949 Act which is repealed by virtue of this Act could have been made or done under a corresponding provision of this Act, it shall... Continue reading
Section 107: Costs and expenses in proceedings before the comptroller Legal Proceedings. (1) The comptroller may, in proceedings before him under this Act, by order award to any party such costs or, in Scotland, such expenses as he may consider reasonable and direct how and by what parties they are... Continue reading
Schedule 5 (section 132): Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c.44). Consequential amendments; 1. [repealed] 2. [repealed] 3. In sections 42 of the Registered Designs Act 1949, for “the Patents Act 1949” there shall be substituted, “the Patents Act 1977”. 4. In subsection (4) of section 4 of the Defence Contracts Act... Continue reading
Section 32: Register of patents, etc. Property in patents and applications, and registration. (1) The comptroller shall maintain the register of patents, which shall comply with rules made by virtue of this section and shall be kept in accordance with such rules. (2) Without prejudice to any other provision of... Continue reading
Section 106: Costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court Legal Proceedings. (1) In proceedings to which this section applies, the court, in determining whether to award costs or expenses to any party and what costs or expenses to award, shall have regard to all the relevant circumstances, including the... Continue reading
Section 1: Patentability Sections (1.01 – 1.47) last updated: October 2024. Section 1: Patentable inventions 1.01 The Patents Act 1977 sets out for the first time to codify what is meant by a patentable invention. Previous legislation up to and including the 1949 Act had merely repeated the stipulation, originally... Continue reading
Publication date 25 September 2024. Get emails about this page Documents Patent Journal special notices: 7062, 25 September 2024 RTF, 117 KB Details These are notices which appear for a limited number of weeks. They include Intellectual Property policy announcements and recent additions to the British Library. Updates to this... Continue reading
Your European Patent Office (EPO) smart card will expire soon. Read our September update on the actions you need to take. September 2024 update From 30 September 2024 you will no longer be able to renew eOLF Smart Cards that have expired. To continue filing with the IPO via... Continue reading
English Cymraeg Feryal Clark announced as the new IP Minister. The Intellectual Property Office welcomes the announcement that Feryal Clark MP has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, with responsibility for intellectual property. Adam Williams, Chief Executive and Comptroller-General of the... Continue reading
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