Directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977
Published 16 March 2007
1. Directions
- The comptroller has given the following directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977.
- These directions come into force on 2nd April 2007.
- These directions vary the directions given on:
1 April 2003 ('The 1 April 2003 directions'); 7 April 2003 ('The 7 April 2003 directions'); 23 December 2004 ('The 2004 directions'); 17 May 2005 ('The May 2005 directions'); and 7 September 2005 ('The September 2005 directions'). - The 1 April 2003 directions shall be varied as follows:
(a) In paragraph 2, for the words 'either by email to litigationamend@patent.gov.uk, or' substitute
'either by email to litigationamend@patent.gov.uk or litigationamend@ipo.gov.uk, or';
(b) in paragraph 3, for the words 'email address other than that given above' substitute
'email addresses other than those given above'. - The 7 April 2003 directions shall be varied as follows:
(a) in paragraph 2, for the words 'to the following email address: withdraw@patent.gov.uk.' substitute
'to one of the following email addresses: withdraw@patent.gov.uk or withdraw@ipo.gov.uk.';
(b) in paragraph 3, for the words 'received at withdraw@patent.gov.uk.' substitute
'received at withdraw@patent.gov.uk or withdraw@ipo.gov.uk.'
and for the words 'sent to this address.' substitute
'sent to those addresses."
- The 2004 directions shall be varied as follows:
(a) in paragraph 4, for the words 'to the following email address: pateot@patent.gov.uk' substitute
'to one of the following email addresses: pateot@patent.gov.uk or pateot@ipo.gov.uk.';
(b) in paragraph 5, for the words 'that email address.' substitute
'those email addresses.'
- The May 2005 directions shall be varied as follows:
(a) in paragraph 5, for the words 'to the following email address– section21@patent.gov.uk.' substitute
'to one of the following email addresses: section21@patent.gov.uk or section21@ipo.gov.uk.';
(b) in paragraph 6, for the words 'that email address', substitute
'those email addresses.'
- The September 2005 directions shall be varied as follows:
In paragraph 5, for the words 'to the following email address opinions@patent.gov.uk.' substitute
'to one of the following email addresses: opinions@patent.gov.uk or opinions@ipo.gov.uk.'.
Ron Marchant
Comptroller–General of patents, designs and trade marks
16 March 2007