The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential, etc. and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004
Article 2 of this Order brings into force, on 1st January 2005, a number of provisions of the Patents Act 2004, all but one of which make amendments to the Patents Act 1977 (“the 1977 Act”). The Order also makes a number of consequential, incidental or supplementary amendments to the Patents Rules 1995, and makes appropriate transitional provision.