Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
17. For rule 63.16 substitute—
“63.16.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), Part 6 applies to service of a claim form and any document under this Part.
(2) A claim form relating to a registered right may be served—
(a)on a party who has registered the right at the address for service given for that right in the United Kingdom Patent Office register, provided the address is within the jurisdiction; or
(b)in accordance with rule 6.19(1) or (1A) on a party who has registered the right at the address for service given for that right in the appropriate register at—
(i)the United Kingdom Patent Office; or
(ii)the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market.”.