UK Statutory Instrument SI 1997 United Kingdom

Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Rules 1997

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Enforced by
IPO
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Part 1

GENERAL

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.art002 Interpretation
Part 2

PROVISIONS RELATING TO ARTICLES 4 TO 18 OF THE EC REGULATIONS

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s.art005 Fees in respect of effective period of certificate (Article 12) Regulated
  • Pay SPC fees and notify IPO of effective period by due dateAny Person
s.art006 If the certificate is surrendered or declared invalid on or... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Comptroller must refund fees when a certificate ends earlyCrown / Minister / Government department
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.art003 Application and fee in respect of application (Articles 8 and 9(1))
s.art004 Certificate of grant (Article 10)
s.art007 Declaration of lapse or invalidity of certificate (Articles 14(d) and 15(1)(a) and (c))
s.art008 If it appears to the comptroller that a certificate has...
s.art009 Forms for use in connection with certificates and applications for certificates (Article 18(1))
s.art010 Publication of: application, grant of certificate, rejection of application, declaration of lapse or of invalidity or of termination of grounds of lapse of certificate (Articles 9(2), 11(1) and (2) and 16)
s.art011 Transitional provisions
s.art012 Revocations
Schedules

Schedules

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22 other schedules
s.sch001 The European Parliament and The Council of The European Union
s.sch001 Definitions
s.sch001 Definitions
s.schedule/1/crossheading/12_paragraph/1 Annual fees
s.schedule/1/crossheading/14_paragraph/1 Expiry of the certificate
s.schedule/1/crossheading/16_paragraph/1 Notification of lapse or invalidity
s.schedule/1/crossheading/2_paragraph/1 Scope
s.schedule/1/crossheading/4_paragraph/1 Subject-matter of protection
s.schedule/1/crossheading/5_paragraph/1 Effects of the certificate
s.schedule/1/crossheading/6_paragraph/1 Entitlement to the certificate
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/12_paragraph/1 Annual fees
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/14_paragraph/1 Expiry of the certificate
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/16_paragraph/1 Notification of lapse or invalidity
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/17_paragraph/1 Appeals
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/1_paragraph/1 Definitions
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/2_paragraph/1 Scope
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/3_paragraph/1 Conditions for obtaining a certificate
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/4_paragraph/1 Subject-matter of protection
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/5_paragraph/1 Effects of the certificate
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/6_paragraph/1 Entitlement to the certificate
s.schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/article/23_paragrap Entry into force
s.schedule/1/part/4/crossheading/1_paragraph/1 Entry into force
10 other provisions
s.001 Application for a certificate (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where the authorization to place the product... (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Where the application for a certificate does not meet the... (opens in a new tab)
s.004 If the irregularity is not rectified or the fee is... (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Member States may provide that the authority referred to in... (opens in a new tab)
s.006 “plant products”: products in the unprocessed state or having undergone... (opens in a new tab)
s.007 “harmful organisms”: pests of plants or plant products belonging to... (opens in a new tab)
s.008 “product”: the active substance as defined in point 3 or... (opens in a new tab)
s.009 “basic patent”: a patent which protects a product as defined... (opens in a new tab)
s.010 “certificate”: the supplementary protection certificate. (opens in a new tab)

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