IP/N/1/GBR/227  
IP/N/1/GBR/P/56  
 
30 July 2021  
(21-6002)  Page: 1/2 
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 (EUROPEAN PATENT WITH UNITARY EFFECT AND  
UNIFIED PATENT COURT) (REPEAL AND REVOCATION) REGULATIONS 2021  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court) 
(Repeal and Revocation) Regulations 2021  
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_4924_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/219, IP/N/1/GBR/P/49 ; IP/N/1/GBR/220, IP/N/1/GBR/P/50 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/222, IP/N/1/GBR/P/52 ; IP/N/1/GBR/217, IP/N/1/GBR/P/47 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/212, IP/N/1/GBR/D/54, IP/N/1/GBR/E/36, IP/N/1/GBR/P/45, 
IP/N/1/GBR/T/63 ; IP/N/1/GBR/187, IP/N/1/GBR/C/76, IP/N/1/GBR/D/47, 
IP/N/1/GBR/E/29, IP/N/1/GBR/P/36 ; IP/N/1/GBR/P/1  
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
SI Laid in Parliament 19 March 2021. This instrument repeals and revokes domestic legislation 
passed in preparation for the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent, but no longer required in light 
of the UK's withdrawal from the system.  
 
The Patents Act 19 77 
The Intellectual Property Act 2014  
The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017  
The Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court) Order 2016  
(S.I. 2016/388)  
The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/517)  
The Patents (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/162)  IP/N/1/GBR/227 • IP/N/1/GBR/P/56  
 
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  The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 (Commencement and Transitional 
Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/771)  
 
The Unified Patent Court (Immunities and Privil eges) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/184)  
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  12 April 2021  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  27 July 2021  
Other information  Repeals:  
 
• The Patents Act 1977: Sections 88A and 88B  
• The Intellectual Property Act 2014: Section 17  
• The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017: Section 1(3) 
 and (8)  
  
Revocations:  
 
• The Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent 
 Court) Order 2016: The whole Order  
• The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2016: The whole Rules  
• The Patents (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2017: The whole 
 Order  
• The Intellectual Property ( Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 
 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017: 
 Regulation 2(2)  
• The Unified Patent Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2018: 
 The whole Order  
 
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 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.