The Patents (Fees) Rules 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/899
• Sections: 4

Section 1

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Patents (Fees) Rules 1989 and shall come into force as respects rules 1(1), 2 and 4 on 16th June 1989 and as respects rules 1(2) and 3 on 3rd July 1989.

(2) The Patents (Fees) Rules 1988 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 16th June 1989 but before 3rd July 1989 for renewal of a patent in respect of any year beginning on or after 3rd July 1989, the fee payable on such application shall be that which would be payable if the application were made on or after 3rd July 1989 and rules 1(2) and 3 above had come into force.