The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) (Amendment) Rules 1999
These Rules amend the Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) Rules 1989 (S.I. 1989/1130). These Rules—make provision for the Comptroller to give directions to the parties to attend a case management conference or pre-hearing review (rule 3);make provision for witness statements to be given in evidence and for the calling of witnesses in certain circumstances (rules 4 and 5);make provision for the Comptroller to vary time limits where he considers it appropriate (rule 6);extend the hours for certain transactions of business of the Patent Office, to between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days (rule 7); andmake Tuesday 4th January 2000 an excluded day; that is to say a day on which the Patent Office is closed for the purposes of the transaction by the public of business with that Office (rule 7);