Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

The Rules amend the Registered Designs Rules 1995. In addition to minor and drafting amendments, the Rules make provision for the particular size and number of documents and representations of designs filed before the registrar; for the form of certificate and omit Schedule 2 (rules 10 and 21); for the registrar to vary time limits where he considered it appropriate and to call case management conferences or set pre-hearing reviews; for the giving of evidence by witness statement and the calling of witnesses; extend the hours during which public inspection of the register is permitted; extend the hours for certain transactions of business; introduce an excluded day (4/1/2000); and omit the requirement to use Form 9A in relation to extensions for further periods of five years.

7. Date of entry into force

Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)

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http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3196/contents/made

8. Other date

Adoption, or

Enactment, or

Publication, or

Issuance by legislature or executive

None

DD/MM/YYYY

Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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3. Notification status

4. Title of law or regulation

5. Nature of notification

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