Notifying Member

United Kingdom

Details of the notified legal text

Title

The Supplementary Protection Certificates (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Subject matter

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_7860_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/80, IP/N/1/GBR/P/11

Brief description of the notified legal text

This Statutory Instrument relating to the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland makes changes to patent law consequential to the Protocol, relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

1 January 2021

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

1 January 2021

Other information

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1471/introduction/made

Amends:

·        Patents Rules 2007 (SI 2007/3291)

·        The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/801)

·        Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 (as retained as UK domestic law) in relation to supplementary protection certificates for medicinal products

·        Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 (as retained as UK domestic law) concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products

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