The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The provisions of the Patents Act 2004 which are set out in the table below have been brought into force before the date of this Order by the Patents Act (Commencement No. 1 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 (SI 2004/2177 (C. 94)) and the Patents Act (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential, etc. and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 (SI 2004/ 3205 (C. 140) .

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 14.	1st January 2005	2004/3205
Section 16(2) (for the purposes of the entries in Schedule 3 relating to the provisions brought into force by SI 2004/2177).	22nd September 2004	2004/2177
Section 16(2) (for the purposes of the entries in Schedule 3 relating to provisions brought into force by SI 2004/3205 and to the amendment of section 106 of the 1977 Act).	1st January 2005	2004/3205
Section 16(3).	1st January 2005	2004/3205
Paragraphs 1, 6, 7 and 8, and paragraph 9(1), (2)(a) and (3), of Schedule 1 (and section 5 for the purposes of those provisions).	1st January 2005	2004/3205
Paragraph 9(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (for the purposes of the Patent Co-operation Treaty), and section 5 for the purpose of that provision.	1st January 2005	2004/3205
Paragraphs 1, 5, 8, 10 to 14, 16, 17, 19, 20 to 22, 25, 27 and 28 of Schedule 2 (and section 16(1) for the purposes of those provisions).	1st January 2005	2004/3205
Paragraph 24 and paragraph 26 of Schedule 2 (except for paragraph 26(2)), and section 16(1) for the purposes of those provisions	22nd September 2004	2004/2177

In addition, paragraphs 7 and 23 of Schedule 2 came into force (pursuant to section 17(2) of the Patents Act 2004) with the commencement of the Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004 (SI 2004/2357) on 1st January 2005.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument. A regulatory impact assessment for the Patents Bill was placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament, and is also available from the Patent Office, Intellectual Property and Innovation Directorate, Concept House, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ.