2006 No. 2424
The Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2006
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 36 and 40 of the Registered Designs Act 19491 makes the following Rules.
He has had regard to the matters specified by article 6 of the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 19882.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Rules may be cited as the Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2006 and shall come into force on 1st October 2006.
2
In these Rules, “the Act” means the Registered Designs Act 1949 and “the Schedule” means the Schedule to these Rules.
Fees for design applications2
The fee to be paid for an application for the registration of a design is—
a
for the first design included in an application, £60;
b
for any design included after the first design, £40.
Fees to extend the period for which right in the registered design subsists3
1
The fees to be paid to extend the period for which the right in a registered design subsists under section 8(2) of the Act are those specified in Part 2 of the Schedule.
2
The additional fees prescribed for the purposes of section 8(4) of the Act are those specified in Part 3 of the Schedule.
3
Where payment of the additional fee is made before the end of the month indicated in the first column of the table in Part 3, the fee to be paid is the amount specified in the second column.
Other fees payable4
The fees to be paid in respect of other matters arising under the Act are those specified in Part 1 of the Schedule.
Fees to accompany forms5
Where a form—
a
is required to be used by the Registered Design Rules 20063, and
b
is specified in Part 1 of that Schedule as the corresponding form in relation to any matter,
that form shall be accompanied by the fee specified in respect of that matter.
Revocations6
We consent to the making of these Rules.
SCHEDULEFEES PAYABLE
PART 1FORMS
Number of Corresponding Form | Item (references to a rule in this column are to a rule in the Registered Designs Rules 2006) | Amount (£) |
|---|---|---|
DF1A | Change of agent or address for service (rules 36 and 42) | — |
DF2A | Application for the registration of a design (rule 4) | see rule 2 |
DF2B | Application for the registration of a design, which is a subsequent design for the purposes of section 3B(3) (rule 4) | see rule 2 |
DF2C | Consent for publication | 40 |
DF9A | Application to extend period of protection | see Parts 2 and 3 of the Schedule |
DF12A | Application to register title or a notice of interest (rule 27) | — |
DF16A | Request to make an alteration to name, address or address for service (rule 34) | — |
DF19A | Application for a declaration of invalidity (rule 15) | 50 |
DF19B | Counter-statement in an application for a declaration of invalidity (rule 15) | — |
DF19C | Notice by proprietor to cancel a registration (rule 14) | — |
DF21 | A request for information under section 23 (rule 31) | 25 |
DF23 | A certified copy of an entry in the register or a certified extract (rule 32) Where the certification is by way of affixing the seal of the Patent Office Where the certification is by way of rubber stamp | 22 16 |
DF29 | Application to restore the right in a design under section 8A (rule 13) | 120 |
PART 2RENEWAL FEES
In respect of the second period of five years | 130 |
In respect of the third period of five years | 210 |
In respect of the fourth period of five years | 310 |
In respect of fifth period of five years | 450 |
PART 3ADDITIONAL FEES
Month beginning with the date the right ceased to have effect in accordance with section 8(3) of the Registered Designs Act 1949 | Amount of additional fee |
1st | 0 |
2nd | 24 |
3rd | 48 |
4th | 72 |
5th | 96 |
6th | 120 |
(This note is not part of the Rules)