Updates: Tribunal Patents Manual (online version)
2021
Chapter 1: Standard Procedures
1.05 and 1.19 Change to inventor address details for EP patents.
Annex 3 deleted - no longer in use.
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 – at paragraph 3.06 – changes due to “Clarification of duty to copy the other side”.
Chapter 23: Revocation on the comptroller's initiative Section 73(1A
The changes are due to clarification of procedures.
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.
Chapter 1: Standard Procedures
Chapter 1.05, 1.19, annex 4a and 5a updated.
Content of chapter 19 moved to Restorations and post grant section manual.
Content of chapter 20 moved to Restorations and post grant section manual.
2020
Chapter 5 has been updated for clarification of procedures and updated annexes.
Clarification of electronic procedures relating to video conferencing and transcripts.
Annex 5 deleted and content amalgamated into annex 4 and annex 6.
2019
Paragraph 6.17 and annex 3 updated.
Chapter 1: Standard Procedures
Paragraph 1.19 updated for address for service requirement.
2017
Changes to the Tribunal Patents Manual
September 2017 changes.
Chapter 1: Standard Procedures
Chapter 1 has been updated.
Chapter 5 updated.
Chapter 17: Claim/counterclaim for revocation
Chapter 17 has been updated.
Chapter 18: Section 75 Amendment of patent infringement or revocation proceedings before the court
Chapter 18 updated.
Chapter 19: Revocation on the Comptrollers initiative Section 73(1)
Chapter 19 updated.
Chapter 24: Making up new cases
Chapter 24 updated.
Chapter 28: Restorations (MOVING TO RAPS)
Moving to RAPS manual.
Chapter 24: Section 117 corrections of errors (MOVING TO RAPS)
Moving to RAPS manual.
Chapter 19 Section 47 cancellation of licence of right (MOVING TO RAPS MANUAL)
Moving to RAPS manual.
Chapter 18: Section 29 Surrender of patents (MOVING TO RAPS MANUAL)
Moving to RAPS manual.
Chapter 17: Application to amend the specification under section 27 (MOVING TO RAPS MANUAL)
Moving to RAPS manual.
Chapter 29: Section 74A Requests for opinions
New section added.
2016
New section added.
Chapter 13: Section 71 declaration as to non infringement
New section added.
New section added.
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.
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.
New section added.
Chapter 7: Sections 8, 10, 12, and 37 entitlement
New section added.
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.
New section added.
Chapter 10: Section 40 compensation of employees for certain inventions
New section added.
New section added.
Chapter 32: Revocation on the comptroller's initiative Section 73(1A
New section added.
New section added.
New section added.
Chapter 26: Preparation of Patents and Designs Journal entries
New section added.
New section added.
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.