The Patents Rules 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 3291

PATENTS

The Patents Rules 2007

Made

19th November 2007

Laid before Parliament

22nd November 2007

Coming into force

17th December 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 14(6), 25(5), 32, 74B, 77(9), 92, 123, 125A and 130(2) of the Patents Act 1977 M1 .

In accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 M2 , the Secretary of State has consulted the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.

Marginal Citations

M1 1977 c. 37; section 74B was inserted by the Patents Act 2004 (c.16); section 123 was amended by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), Schedule 5, paragraph 29, and the Patents Act 2004 (c.16), Schedule 2, paragraph 26; section 125A was inserted by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Schedule 5, paragraph 30, and was amended by SI 2000/2037.

M2 1992 c. 53; the definition of “Council” has been amended by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15), Schedule 8, paragraph 30.