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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1998 No. 1777
DESIGNS
The Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 1998
Made        -      -       -      - 16th July 1998
Laid before Parliament  22nd July 1998
Coming into force        -      - 1st October 1998
The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred upon her by sections 36, 40 and 44(1) of the
Registered Designs Act 1949 (1), of the power conferred upon her by the Department of Trade and
Industry (Fees) Order 1988 (2), and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after consultation
with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(3),
and with the consent of the Treasury pursuant to the said section 40, hereby makes the following
Rules:—
1.—(1)  These Rules may be cited as the Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 1998 and shall come
into force on 1st October 1998.
(2)  The Registered Designs (Fees) (No. 2) Rules 1995 (4) are hereby revoked.
2.These Rules shall be construed as one with the Registered Designs Rules 1995 (5).
3.The fees to be paid in respect of any matters arising under the Registered Designs Act 1949
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 Registered Designs
Rules 1995 to be used, that form or any alternative form accepted by the registrar under rule 4(2) of
those Rules shall be accompanied by the fee, if any, specified in respect of that matter.
9th July 1998Ian McCartney
Minister of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
(1)1949 c. 88 ; sections 36 and 40 of the Registered Designs Act 1949 were amended by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
1988 (c. 48) , section 272 and Schedule 3, paragraphs 26 and 30.
(2)S.I 1988/93 , as amended by S.I. 1990/1473 , which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51) . The
relevant provisions of that Order are article 6 and Part III of Schedule 1.
(3)1992 c. 53 .
(4)S.I. 1995/2913 .
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We consent to the making of these Rules.
16th July 1998Graham Allen
Bob Ainsworth
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her
Majesty’s Treasury
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SCHEDULE Rule 3
FEES PAYABLE
(In this schedule references to a section are to that section of the Registered Designs Act 1949 and
references to a rule are to that rule in the Registered Designs Rules 1995)
Number of corresponding
formItem Amount £
1A Appointment or change of
agent—
2A On application to register one
design to be applied to a single
article not falling within the
next item60
2A On application to register one
design to be applied to a single
article made substantially of
lace or a design consisting
substantially of checks or
stripes to be applied to a single
textile article35
2A On application to register one
design to be applied to a set of
articles90
7 On request to the registrar
for statement of grounds of
decision under rule 3165
8 On request for extension of
time to complete an application
for the registration of a design:
 by one month 18
 by two months 36
 by three months 54
9A On application to extend
period of protection:
 for second period 130
 for third period 210
 for fourth period 310
 for fifth period 450
9A Additional fee payable under
section 8(4) in respect of extra
time for making application
for extension of period of
protection:
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Number of corresponding
formItem Amount £
 additional time not exceeding
one month—
each succeeding month (not
exceeding six months)24
12A On application under rule
42 to enter subsequent
proprietorship, etc. and on
application under rule 45 by
mortgagee or licensee for entry
that he no longer claims to be
such:
 one design and any additional
design similarly affected—
16A On application to record
alteration of name—
 On request under section 21
for correction of error:
 one design and any additional
design—same error55
19A On request by proprietor of
design to cancel registration—
 On application for grant of
a compulsory licence under
section 10 or for cancellation
of the registration under
section 11(2) or (3)50
 On application for settlement
of the terms of a licence of
right50
21 On request for search when
registration number is not
supplied25
23 On request for certificate of the
registrar: sealed and attached
to document22
 by impression on document 16
29 On application for restoration
of a lapsed right in a design120
30 On provision of fee for
restoration of a registered
design120
 Inspection in person of register
without provision of copy—
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Number of corresponding
formItem Amount £
 Inspection in person of
material available for
inspection pursuant to
section 22—
 On request for uncertified copy
or extract under rule 73: in
respect of each design5
 On application for a copy of
certificate of registration of a
design22
 On request for information
under section 23 on supply of
registration number—
 On notification of order of the
court—
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules revoke the Registered Design (Fees) (No. 2) Rules 1995.
They also modify a number of fees as follows:
(a)the additional fee for extensions of time not exceeding one month is reduced from £24
to no fee (Form 9A);
(b)the fee for entries concerning change of proprietorship, mortgagee or licensee (Form 12A)
is reduced from £50 to no fee;
(c)the fee for inspection of the register in person and a request for information are both
reduced from £5 to no fee.
A compliance cost assessment is available, copies of which have been placed in the libraries of
both Houses of Parliament. Copies are available also from the Legal Division, Patents and Designs
Directorate, the Patent Office, Newport, Gwent, NP9 1RH.
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