Statutory guidance

Amendments made 2 November 2010: patents form 1

Updated 6 March 2020

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1. Directions under section 123(2A) of the Patents Act 1977

1.1 Patents form 1

  1. The comptroller has made these directions under section 123(2A) of the Patents Act 1977.

  2. These directions set out some changes to the forms whose use is required by rules.

  3. These directions come into force on 29 November 2010

  4. The following patents forms as set out in the Schedule to these directions are the forms the use of which is required by the Patents Rules 2007 (SI 2007/3291):

    - Patents form 1 (Request for grant of a patent)

  5. Patents form 1, as so set out, replaces the corresponding form in the Schedule to the directions made on 5 December 2007 (which came into force on 17 December 2007). The directions made on 5 December 2007 are, to that extent, revoked.

John Alty
Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
2 November 2010

2. Guidance and notes on the directions given under section 123(2A)

2.1 Patents form 1

(a) These notes are not part of the directions. They are intended to provide background and additional information.

(b) The Interpretation Act 1978 applies to these directions. Therefore, all the definitions set out in the Patents Act apply to these directions. Further, amongst other things, generally any words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

(c) Section 123(2A) of the Patents Act allows the comptroller to give directions specifying any forms the use of which is required by the Patents Rules.

2.2 Patents form 1 (Request for grant of a patent)

(d) Patents form 1 has been revised to warn that certain details provided on the form will become available to the public as part of the patent application process, as set out below.

(e) Part 2 has been amended to include a warning that the name(s) and address(es) provided there will be published as part of the application process.

(f) In the ‘Warning’ section underneath part 12, a paragraph has been added to outline which details will become publicly available at each stage of the application process and how they may be accessed.

(g) All of the UK patents forms (and information about associated fees) are available from our website.

(h) Any queries about these directions should be addressed to:

Intellectual Property Office
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44(0)30 0300 2000
Telephone: +44(0)16 3381 4000
Minicom: +44(0)30 0020 0015

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