The Patents (Fees) Rules 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/855
• Sections: 4

Section 1

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Patents (Fees) Rules 1988 and shall come into force as respects rules 1(1), 2 and 4 on 9th June 1988 and as respects rules 1(2) and 3 on 23rd June 1988.

(2) The Patents (Fees) Rules 1987 and the Patents (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1987 are hereby revoked.

Section 2

These Rules shall be construed as one with the Patents Rules 1982 and, to the extent that they continue to apply in relation to existing patents and existing applications, the Patents Rules 1968 .

Section 3

The fees to be paid in respect of any matters arising under the Patents Act 1949 or the Patents Act 1977 shall be those specified in the Schedule to these Rules; and in any case where a form specified in the Schedule as the corresponding form in relation to any matter is required by the Patents Rules 1968 or the Patents Rules 1982 to be used, that form shall be accompanied by the fee specified in respect of that matter or, where payment may be made within a prescribed period of time after the form has been filed, the fee so specified shall be paid within that period.

Section 4

Where application is made on or after 9th June 1988 but before 23rd June 1988 for renewal of a patent in respect of any year beginning on or after 23rd June 1988, the fee payable on such application shall be that which would be payable if the application were made on or after 23rd June 1988 and rules 1(2) and 3 above had come into force.