The Patents Rules 1990

Transitional provisions and revocations

123.—(1) The reference to Schedule 2 to the Patents Rules 1968(1) in paragraph (a) of the proviso to rule 124 of the Patents Rules 1978(2) shall be construed as a reference to that Schedule with the substitution for forms 7, 9, 14 to 21, 23, 32 to 36, 38, 39, 43, 44, 46, 53 to 55, 63 to 65 and 69 of the correspondingly numbered forms in Schedule 5.

(2) In rule 124 of the Patents Rules 1978—

(a) for the words “the Patents Rules 1982” in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “the Patents Rules 1990”;

(b) for paragraph (d) of the proviso to paragraph (1), there shall be substituted—

“(d) subject to sub-rule (3) below, rules 30, 39(1) and (3) to (6), 41 to 50, 52, 61 to 66, 68 to 74, 76, 88(1), 90, 92 to 95, 97 to 101, 103 to 108, and 114 to 116 of the Patents Rules 1990 shall apply.”,

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  (c)

  for the words “in rule 39(1)” in paragraph (4) there shall be substituted the words “in rule 39(1) of the Patents Rules 1990”.

(3) The rules described in column 1 of Schedule 6 are hereby revoked to the extent specified in column 3 thereof.

(4) Where—

(a) immediately before these Rules come into force, any time or period prescribed by the Rules hereby revoked has effect in relation to any act or proceeding and has not expired; and

(b) the corresponding time or period prescribed by these Rules would have expired or would expire earlier,

the time or period prescribed by those Rules and not by these Rules shall apply to that act or proceeding.

(1)

S.I. 1968/1389, amended by S.I. 1970/955, 1971/1917, 1973/66, 1975/891, 1021 and 1262 and revoked with savings by S.I. 1978/216.

(2)

S.I. 1978/216.