Notifying Member

United Kingdom

Details of the notified legal text

Title

The Patents and Patents and Trade Marks (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010

Subject matter

Trademarks; Patents (including plant variety protection)

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation

[  ]     Other law or regulation

Link to legal text^[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2020/IP/GBR/20_5824_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/GBR/65, IP/N/1/GBR/P/9, IP/N/1/GBR/T/41; IP/N/1/GBR/58, IP/N/1/GBR/T/36

Brief description of the notified legal text

With regard to trade marks, the rules amend the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2008 (SI 2008/1958). The rules introduce a fee of £50 where certain forms are filed requesting to enter details in the Register.

The main purpose of the instrument in relation to patents is to update the fees that the Intellectual Property Office (in law, "the Patent Office" and referred to hereafter as "the Office") charges in relation to its patent-granting functions.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

6 April 2010; http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/33/contents/made

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

27 August 2020

Other information

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/33/contents/made - Amends/replaces: Patents Rules 2007; Patents (Fees) Rules 2007; Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2008

Agency or authority responsible

UK Intellectual Property Office

Concept House

Cardiff Road

Newport

South Wales

NP10 8QQ

United Kingdom

information@ipo.gov.uk

0300 300 2000

Outside the UK:

+44 (0)1633 814000