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The Registered Designs Act 1949 and Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2006, United Kingdom

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Year of Version 2006 Dates Entry into force: October 1, 2006 Issued: April 26, 2006 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, IP Regulatory Body Notes This Order amends the Registered Designs Act 1949 (c. 88) (“the 1949 Act”) and the Patents Act 1977 (c. 37) (“the 1977 Act”) to facilitate the use of electronic communications with the Patent Office.
Article 2 inserts a new section 37A into the 1949 Act, relating to the entrustment of powers to the registrar.
Article 3 adds a new definition of 'electronic communications' to Article 44(1) of the Patents Act, which reads: 'electronic communication' in the Patents Act has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000'.
Article 4 amends section 124A of the 1977 Act. This section was inserted into the 1977 Act by the Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2003 (SI 2003/512). The amendments made to section 124A are intended to bring it into line with section 37A, which is inserted into the 1949 Act by this Order.


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Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) English The Registered Designs Act 1949 and Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2006 PDF HTML WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet English The Registered Designs Act 1949 and Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2006 PDF French Ordonnance de 2006 concernant la loi de 1949 sur sur les dessins et modèles enregistrés et la loi de 1977 sur les brevets (communications électroniques) PDF Spanish Ordenenza de 2006 sobre la Ley de Dibujos y Modelos de 1949 y la Ley de Patentes de 1977 (Comunicaciones electrónicas) PDF
Legislation Amends (2 text(s)) Amends (2 text(s))
Registered Designs Act 1949 (Chapter 88, updated on April 26, 2023)  (GB585)
Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, updated on August 21, 2022)  (GB583)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/GBR/13
IP/N/1/GBR/D/8
IP/N/1/GBR/P/4
WIPO Lex No. GB214