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The Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2016
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Citation and commencement, and interpretationU.K.
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2016 and come into force on 1stOctober 2016.
(2) In these Rules—
“the Act” means the Registered Designs Act 1949;
“the commencement date” means the date referred to in paragraph (1); and
“the Registered Designs Rules” means the Registered Designs Rules 2006 M1
(3) In these Rules, a reference to a form is a reference to the form of that description in the Registered Designs Rules.
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Revocation of the Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2006U.K.
2. Subject to rule 3, the Registered Designs (Fees) (No. 2) Rules 2006 M2 are revoked.
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Renewal fees – transitional provisionU.K.
3.—(1) This rule applies where—
(a)prior to the commencement date, the first, second, third or fourth period during which a right in a registered design subsists has expired without an application for an extension being made to the registrar; and
(b)an application for an extension is made in relation to that design pursuant to section 8(2) of the Act on or after the commencement date.
(2) The Registered Designs (Fees) (No. 2) Rules 2006 continue in effect but only for the purposes of determining the renewal fee payable under rule 3(1) of those Rules.
Fees in respect of electronic applications to register designsU.K.
4.—(1) This rule applies to an application to register one or more designs made pursuant to rule 4 of the Registered Designs Rules by the electronic submission of Form DF2A.
(2) The fee payable in relation to the making of the application is specified in Table 1 below—
Table 1
| Number of designs included in the application | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1 | £50 |
| More than 1 but not more than 10 | £70 |
| More than 10 | £70 for the first 10 designs included in the application and £20 for each additional 10 designs included in the application or part thereof |
Fees in respect of applications to register designs otherwise than by electronic meansU.K.
5.—(1) This rule applies to an application—
(a)to register one or more designs made pursuant to rule 4 of the Registered Designs Rules by the submission of form DF2A otherwise than by electronic means; or
(b)to register one or more designs made pursuant to rule 4 of the Registered Designs Rules, which is a subsequent application for the purposes of section 3B(3) of the Act, by the submission of form DF2B.
(2) The fee payable in relation to the making of the application is specified in Table 2 below—
Table 2
| Number of designs included in the application | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1 | £60 |
| More than 1 | £60 for the first design included in the application and £40 for each additional design included in the application |
Fees to extend the period for which right in the registered design subsistsU.K.
6.—(1) Subject to rule 3, this rule applies to an application to extend the period for which the right in a registered design subsists pursuant to section 8(2) of the Act, by the submission of Form DF9A.
(2) The renewal fee payable in relation to the making of the application is specified in Part 1 of the Schedule.
(3) [F1Except as provided in rule 8,] the additional fees prescribed for the purposes of section 8(4) of the Act are those specified in Part 2 of the Schedule.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in rule 6(3) inserted (30.7.2020) by The Patents, Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Fees) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/644), rules 1, 13
Other fees payableU.K.
7. [F2Except as provided in rule 8,] the fees payable in relation to the applications and requests specified in Part 3 of the Schedule are those specified in that Part.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in rule 7 inserted (30.7.2020) by The Patents, Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Fees) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/644), rules 1, 14
[F3Temporary fee reductionU.K.
8. During the period beginning on 30th July 2020 and ending on 31st March 2021—
(a)the additional fees referred to in rule 6(3) are nil, and
(b)the fee payable in relation to a request to restore a registration on Form DF29 pursuant to rule 13 of the Registered Designs Rules is nil.]
Textual Amendments
F3Rule 8 inserted (30.7.2020) by The Patents, Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Fees) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/644), rules 1, 15
Neville-Rolfe
Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
We consent to the making of these Rules.
Stephen Barclay
David Evennett
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
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