The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 No. 3396 (C. 144)

Commencement of the 2004 Act

2.  13th December 2007 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2004 Act—

(a) section 1;

(b) section 2(1);

(c) section 2(2);

(d) section 2(5);

(e) section 3;

(f) section 4;

(g) section 5 (for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (j) and (k) below);

(h) section 16(1) (for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (l) below);

(i) section 16(2) (for the purposes of the entries in Schedule 3 relating to provisions brought into force by this article);

(j) paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9(4) of Schedule 1;

(k) paragraph 9(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (for the purposes of the European Patent Convention); and

(l) paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 2.