Legislation – The Patents, Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Fees) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020
Amendments to the Patents (Fees) Rules 20078.
After rule 7, insert—
“Temporary fee reduction8.
(1)
This rule applies to the fees (“the relevant fees”) specified in Schedule 1 identified in paragraph (3).
(2)
During the fee reduction period, the relevant fees are nil.
(3)
The relevant fees referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)
the fee of £135 which must accompany Form 52,
(b)
the fee of £150 which must accompany Form 3 on a request for permission to make a late declaration of priority under section 5(2B),
(c)
the fee of £150 which must accompany Form 14, and
(d)
the fee of £135 which must accompany Form 16.”.