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

Transitional provision

3.  Provision made by section 78(5A) of the Patents Act 1977(1) prior to the commencement, in accordance with article 2(j), of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to the 2004 Act shall continue to apply to any application for a European patent (UK) filed before the day appointed by article 2.

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1977 c.37. Section 4A is inserted and sections 1, 2, 4, 27, 58, 63, 72, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81 and 130 are amended by the provisions of the Patents Act 2004 which are brought into force by article 2 of this Order. Previous amendments to those provisions were as follows: section 1 was amended by S.I. 2000/2037; section 58 by paragraphs 16(2) and 16(3) of Schedule 5 to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c.48); section 63 by S.I. 2006/1028; section 72 by paragraph 18 of Schedule 5 to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c.48), Schedule 8 to that Act, paragraphs 1(1) and 18 of Schedule 2 to the Patents Act 2004 (c.16), Schedule 3 to that Act and S.I. 2004/2357; section 75 by paragraphs 1(1) and 19 of Schedule 2 to the Patents Act 2004 (c.16); section 77 by paragraphs 8(b), 21(2), 21(3), 21(4) and 21(5) of Schedule 5 to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c.48); section 78 by paragraphs 8(b) and 22 of Schedule 5 to that Act and by S.I. 2004/2357; section 80 by paragraph 8(b) of Schedule 5 to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c.48); section 81 by S.I. 2004/2357; and section 130 by paragraphs 1, 9(1) and 9(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Patents Act 2004 (c.16).