123 Rules
Patents Act 1977 (1977 c 37) | Legislation

123 听搁耻濒别蝉

(1)聽聽聽聽 The Secretary of State may make such rules as he thinks expedient for regulating the business of the Patent Office in relation to patents and applications for patents (including European patents, applications for European patents and international applications for patents) and for regulating all matters placed by this Act under the direction or control of the comptroller; and in this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires, 鈥減rescribed鈥 means prescribed by rules and 鈥渞ules鈥 means rules made under this section.

(2)聽聽聽聽 Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, rules may make provision鈥

(a)聽聽聽聽 prescribing the form and contents of applications for patents and other documents which may be filed at the Patent Office and requiring copies to be furnished of any such documents;

(b)聽聽聽聽 regulating the procedure to be followed in connection with any proceeding or other matter before the comptroller or

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