The Patents and Trade Marks (World Trade Organisation) Regulations 1999
These Regulations modify the Patents Act 1977, the Patents Rules 1995 (S.I. 1995/2093) and the Trade Marks Act 1994 in pursuance of the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation signed at Marrakesh on 15th April 1994 and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights which is an integral part of the WTO Agreement.