http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3291/article/49/madeThe Patents Rules 2007Reference librariesenKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2019-07-16PATENTS
These Rules are made under the Patents Act 1977 (c. 37) (“the Act”). They regulate applications for patents and other procedures before the Patent Office in relation to patents. These Rules make substantial changes to both the drafting and effect of the Patents Rules 1995 (SI 1995/2093) which are revoked together with the other instruments listed in Schedule 6 to these Rules.
PART 4THE REGISTER AND OTHER INFORMATIONCopies of documents and corrections in relation to the registerCorrection of name, address and address for service
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1
Any person may request that a correction be entered in the register or made to any application or other document filed at the Patent Office in respect of any of the following—
a
his name;
b
his address;
c
his address for service.
2
A request under paragraph (1)(a) to correct a name must be made on Patents Form 20.
3
Any other request under paragraph (1) must be made in writing.
4
If the comptroller has reasonable doubts about whether he should make the correction—
a
he must inform the person making the request of the reason for his doubts; and
b
he may require that person to file evidence in support of the request.
5
If the comptroller has no doubts (or no longer has doubts) about whether he should make the correction, he must enter the correction in the register or make it to the application or document.
6
For the purposes of this rule a request for a correction includes a correction made for the purposes of section 117.