The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2004

Rule 19

SCHEDULE 3 AMENDMENTS TO THE PATENTS (FEES) RULES 1998

1.  Part A of the Schedule to the Patents (Fees) Rules 1998(1) shall be amended as follows.

2.  The entry for Patents Form 1/77 shall be omitted.

3.  Before the entry for Patents Form 7/77 there shall be inserted—

3/77	On making a declaration for the purposes of section 5(2), after the date of filing, in relation to an earlier relevant application filed during the period allowed by section 5(2A)(a) (rule 6(2))	40
	On request for permission to make a late declaration of priority under section 5(2B) (rule 6A)	150

4.  In the entry for Patents Form 9/77(2), for the equivalent entry, there shall be substituted—

On request for a further search under section 17(6) or payment for a supplementary search under section 17(8)

100

5.  After the entry for Patents Form 9/77 there shall be inserted—

9A/77(3)	On request for a search under section 17(1)—
	(a) in respect of an international application for a patent (UK) which is treated as an application for a patent under the Act and which has already been the subject of a search by the International Searching Authority in accordance with the Patent Co-operation Treaty.	80
	(b) in respect of any other application	100
	On request for a further search under section 17(6) or payment for a supplementary search under section 17(8)	100

6.  Before the entry for Patents Form 15/77 there shall be inserted—

14/77

On making a request for reinstatement of a terminated application

150

7.—(1) For the entry for Patents Form 58/77 to the end of Part A there shall be substituted—

58/77	On declaration that licences of right shall not extend to excepted uses	—
	The application fee—
	(a) in respect of an international application for a patent (UK) which is treated as an application for a patent under the Act	—
	(b) in respect of any other application (including an application treated as an application under the Act following a direction under section 81)	30
	On request for information about date of payment of any renewal fee under rule 48 or to inspect the register under rule 49	—
	On request to inspect documents filed or kept at the Patent Office, under rule 93	—
	On entry of an international application for a patent (UK) into the national phase (section 89A(3))	30
	On application for entry of order or direction of court in the register under rule 53	—
	On application to register copy of entry made in European Register of Patents under rule 79(2)	—
	On request for conversion of European patent application under rule 81	—
	On request for publication or translation under rule 85(6)	12
	On application to the comptroller under rule 85(8) or 85(12) for an international application to be treated as an application under the Act	—
	On application for order for evidence to be obtained in the United Kingdom under rule 86	—
	Transmittal fee to Receiving Office under the Patent Co-operation Treaty rule 118	55

(1)

SI 1998/1778 as amended by SI 1999/1093.

(2)

Patents Form 9/77 is only used in relation to applications to which articles 20 to 22 of the Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004 apply.

(3)

Patents Form 9A/77 is only used in relation to applications to which articles 20 to 22 of the Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004 do not apply.