IP/N/1/GBR/158  
IP/N/1/GBR/P/27  
 
16 March 2021  
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM : THE PATENTS RULES 2007  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Patents Rules 2007  
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/2021/IP/GBR/21_1483_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/GBR/110, IP/N/1/GBR/P/16 ; IP/N/1/GBR/31, IP/N/1/GBR/D/17, 
IP/N/1/GBR/P/6, IP/N/1/GBR/T/18 ; IP/N/1/GBR/P/1/Add.1, 
IP/N/1/GBR/P/2/Add.1, IP/N/1/GBR/T/1/Add.1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
These rules regulate applications for patents and other procedures before the Patent Office in 
relation to patents.  
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  17 December 2007  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  9 February 2021  IP/N/1/GBR/158 • IP/N/1/GBR/P/27  
 
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  Other information  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3291/schedule/6/made  
 
These rules revoke:  
 
The Patents Rules 1978 (SI 1978/216)   Rule 124.  
 
The Patents Rules 1995 (SI 1995/2093)   The wh ole rules.  
 
The Patents (Supplementary Protection  
Certificates) Rules 1997 (SI 1997/64)   The whole rules.  
 
The Patents (Fees) Rules 1998 (SI 1998/1778)  The whole rules.  
 
The Patents and Trade Marks (World Trade  
Organisation) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/189 9) Regulations 9 to 12.  
 
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 1999  
(SI 1999/1092)       The whole rules.  
 
The Patents (Fees) (Amendment)  
Rules 1999 (1999/1093)      The whole rules.  
 
The Patents (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 1999  
(SI 1999/3197)       The whole rules.  
 
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2001  
(SI 2001/1412)       The whole rules.  
 
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2002  
(SI 2002/529)       The whole rules.  
 
The Patents (Electronic Communications)  
(Amendment) Rules 2003 (SI 2003/513)   The whole rules.  
 
The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1  
and Consequential and Transitional Provisions)  
Order 2004 (SI 2004/2177 (C.94))    Articles 3 to 5.  
 
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2004  
(SI 2004/2358)       The whole rules.  
 
The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2  
and Consequential, etc. and Transitional  
Provisions) Order 2004 (SI 2004/3205 (C.140))  Articles 3 to 8.  
 
Article 9(2).  
 
The Patents (Translations) Rules 2005  
(SI 2005/687)       The whole rules.  
 
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2005  
(SI 2005/2496)       The whole rules.  
 
The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs  
(Address For Service and Time Limits, etc)  
Rules 2006 (SI 2006/760)     Rules 4 to 9.  
 
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2007  
(SI 2007/677)       The whole rules.  IP/N/1/GBR/158 • IP/N/1/GBR/P/27  
 
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  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  
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
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