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IP/N/1/GBR/D/40  
 
11 February 2021  
(21-1129)  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 DESIGN RIGHT (PROCEEDINGS BEFORE COMPTROLLER)  
(AMENDMENT) RULES 1999  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text 
 
Title The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) (Amendment) Rules 1999  
Subject matter  Industrial designs  
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_0894_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 /C/1; IP/N/1/GBR/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Rules amend the Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) Rules 1989 to make provision 
for the Comptroller to give directions to the parties to attend a case management conference or pre -
hearing review, to make provision for witness statements to be given in evidence and for the c alling 
of witnesses in certain circumstances, for the Comptroller to vary time -limits, extend the hours for 
certain transactions of business of the Patent Office, and provide for an excluded day (4/1/2000).  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  22 December 1999 
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3195/article/1/made  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  2 February 2021  IP/N/1/GBR/112 • IP/N/1/GBR/D/40  
 
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  Other information  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3195/introduction/made  
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.  