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IP/N/1/GBR/P/38  
 
1 April 2021 
(21-2736)  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 : PATENTS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) RULES 2014 (SI 2014 NO. 2401)  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Patents (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2014 (SI 2014 No. 2401)  
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_1508_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/158, IP/N/1/GBR/P/27  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
This instrument makes changes to the Patents Rules 2007, which set out procedural and 
administrative requirements applying to patents and patent applications. The changes are necessary 
to set out the scope of the newly expanded Patent Opinions Service, and to specify the period within 
which outstanding fees must be paid following the restoration of a previously revoked European 
patent (UK). This in strument also makes a minor clarification to a rule relating to the deadline for 
filing a new patent application based upon material contained in an earlier application.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 October 2014  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  11 February 2021  IP/N/1/GBR/190 • IP/N/1/GBR/P/38  
 
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  Other information  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2401/article/1/made  
 
Amends Patents Rules 2007  
 
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.  