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Updates: Tribunal Patents Manual (online version)

2021

4 November 2021 published amendments

Chapter 1: Standard Procedures

1.05 and 1.19 Change to inventor address details for EP patents.
Annex 3 deleted - no longer in use.

21 July 2021 published amendments

Chapter 1: Standard Procedures

Chapter 1 Standard Procedures at paragraph 1.28 – changes due to “Clarification of duty to copy the other side”.
Chapter 1 – Annex 6a – changes due to “Annex 6a changed to clarify duty to copy the other side”
Chapter 1 – Annex 6b - changes due to “Annex 6b changed to clarify duty to copy the other side”

Chapter 3: Evidence

Chapter 3 – Evidence – at paragraph 3.06 – changes due to “Clarification of duty to copy the other side”.

28 April 2021 published amendments

Chapter 23: Revocation on the comptroller's initiative Section 73(1A

The changes are due to clarification of procedures.

21 January 2021 published amendments

Chapter 22: Section 74B Reviews of opinions

Annex 2 - Letter - Serving application for review and annex 3 - Letter - Applicant for review where no observations filed.

4 January 2021 published amendments

Chapter 1: Standard Procedures

Chapter 1.05, 1.19, annex 4a and 5a updated.

Chapter 19: Revocation on the Comptrollers initiative Section 73(1) (Moved to the Restorations and post grant section manual)

Content of chapter 19 moved to Restorations and post grant section manual.

Chapter 20: Revocation on the Comptrollers initiative Section 73(2) (Moved to the Restorations and post grant section manual)

Content of chapter 20 moved to Restorations and post grant section manual.

2020

24 March 2020 published amendments

Chapter 5: Decisions

Chapter 5 has been updated for clarification of procedures and updated annexes.

28 February 2020 published amendments

Chapter 4: Hearings

Clarification of electronic procedures relating to video conferencing and transcripts.
Annex 5 deleted and content amalgamated into annex 4 and annex 6.

2019

17 December 2019 published amendments

Chapter 6: Appeals

Paragraph 6.17 and annex 3 updated.

21 November 2019 published amendments

Chapter 1: Standard Procedures

Paragraph 1.19 updated for address for service requirement.

2016

14 November 2016 published amendments

Chapter 5: Decisions

New section added.

Chapter 13: Section 71 declaration as to non infringement

New section added.

Chapter 9: Oppositions

New section added.

Chapter 6: Appeals

New section added.

Chapter 20: Claim/counterclaim for revocation

New section added.

Chapter 18: Section 29 Surrender of patents

New section added.

Chapter 24: Section 117 corrections of errors

New section added.

Chapter 23: Section 75 Amendment of patent infringement or revocation proceedings before the court

New section added.

Chapter 2: Statements of case

New section added.

Chapter 19 Section 47 cancellation of licence of right

New section added.

Chapter 12: Section 48 compulsory licences

New section added.

Chapter 8: Section 13 mention of inventor

New section added.

Chapter 28: Restorations

New section added.

Chapter 7: Sections 8, 10, 12, and 37 entitlement

New section added.

Chapter 15: Design Right

New section added.

Changes to the Litigation Manual

New section added.

Chapter 1: Standard Procedures

New section added.

Chapter 30: Section 74B Reviews of opinions

New section added.

Chapter 11: Section 46 settlement of terms of licence of right

New section added.

Chapter 4: Hearings

New section added.

Chapter 10: Section 40 compensation of employees for certain inventions

New section added.

Index

New section added.

Chapter 32: Revocation on the comptroller's initiative Section 73(1A

New section added.

Chapter 27: Clear records

New section added.

Chapter 31: Miscellaneous

New section added.

Chapter 26: Preparation of Patents and Designs Journal entries

New section added.

Chapter 16: Complex problems

New section added.

Chapter 3: Evidence

New section added.

Chapter 21: Revocation on the Comptrollers initiative Section 73(1)

New section added.

Chapter 17: Application to amend the specification under section 27

New section added.

Glossary of terms and abbreviations used in this Manual

New section added.

Chapter 14: Section 72 application for revocation

New section added.

Chapter 29: Section 74A Requests for opinions

New section added.

Chapter 22: Section 46 settlement of terms of licence of right

New section added.

Chapter 25: Making up new cases

New section added.