Statutory guidance

Amendments made 17 December 2007

Published 7 September 2005

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1. Directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977 varying existing directions in line with the Patents Rules 2007

  1. 皇冠体育app comptroller has given the following directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977.

  2. 皇冠体育appse directions come into force on 17 December 2007.

  3. 皇冠体育appse directions vary the directions given on:

    1 April 2003 ('皇冠体育app 2003 directions');
    23 December 2004 ('皇冠体育app 2004 directions'); and
    7 September 2005 ('皇冠体育app 2005 direction').

  4. 皇冠体育app 2003 directions shall be varied as follows:

    In paragraph 1, for the words 'Under Patents Rules 40 and 78' substitute

    'Under rule 35 of the Patents Rules 2007'.

  5. 皇冠体育app 2004 directions shall be varied as follows:

    In paragraph 1, for the words 'rule 110A of the Patents Rules 1995' substitute

    'rule 109 of the Patents Rules 2007'.

  6. 皇冠体育app 2005 directions shall be varied as follows:

    (a) In paragraph 1, for the words "under rule 77F of the Patents Rules 1995 ('the Rules')' substitute

    'under rule 96 of the Patents Rules 2007 ('the Rules')';

    (b) in paragraph 3, for the words 'rule 77F' substitute

    'rule 96'; and

    (c) in paragraph 3, for the words 'under rule 77E' substitute

    'under rule 95'.

Ian Fletcher
Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
December 2007

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