The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2005
These Rules make further amendments to the Patents Rules 1995 (SI 1995/2093) (“the 1995 Rules”), and to the Patents (Fees) Rules 1998 (SI 1998/1778) (“the Fees Rules”). The amendments arise from provisions of the Patents Act 2004 (c. 16) (“the 2004 Act”) that are commenced on 1st October 2005 by the Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005 (SI 2005/2471 (C.105) (“the Commencement Order”).