Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, updated on August 21, 2022), United Kingdom

Details Details Year of Version 2022 Dates Status as of: August 21, 2022 Amended up to: April 12, 2021 Assented: July 29, 1977 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Plant Variety Protection Notes This consolidated version of the Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37) takes into account amendments up to the "Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court) (Repeal and Revocation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 355/2021)", which entered into force on April 12, 2021.
Paragraph 1 of the Schecdule interpreting Regulation 1(2) of the said amending Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/355) provides for the repeal of section 88A and 88B of the said consolidated version of the Patents Act 1977 (relating to the withdrawal of the UK from the UPC Agreement).

This consolidated version of the Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37) was updated and generated on August 21, 2022 (see the list "Changes to legislation" found on pages 164-165 of the said consolidated version for detailed information).

Available Materials

• Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, updated on March 26, 2021) (GB517)
• Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, updated up to October 21, 2020) (GB391)
• Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, updated up to October 31, 2018) (GB347)
• Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, updated up to March 27, 2014) (GB324)
• The Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, as amended up to the Crime and Courts Act 2013) (GB211)
• The Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, as amended up to the Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) Regulations 2011) (GB206)
• The Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, as amended up to the Legal Services Act 2007) (GB199)
• Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37, as amended up to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988) (GB100)
• The Patents Act 1977 (Chapter 37) (GB001)

• Arbitration Act 1996 (Chapter 23, updated up to January 27, 2021) (GB437)
• Competition Act 1998 (Chapter 41, updated up to March 26, 2021) (GB519)
• Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Chapter 22, updated up to June 4, 2021) (GB520)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Chapter 43, updated up to March 16, 2021) (GB466)
• Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Chapter 15, updated up to March 26, 2021) (GB518)
• Legal Services Act 2007 (Chapter 29, updated up to August 4, 2021) (GB540)
• Patents Act 2004 (Chapter 16, updated on August 7, 2021) (GB515)
• The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Chapter 44, updated up to March 17, 2021) (GB473)
• The Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1592, as updated up to March 18, 2021) (GB471)
• The Intellectual Property Act 2014 (Chapter 18, updated on March 27, 2021) (GB511)
• The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/801) (GB389)
• Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Chapter 19) (GB348)
• The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/517) (GB528)
• Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2411) (GB491)
• The Copyright (Public Administration) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1385) (GB493)
• The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/892) (GB496)
• The Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1997) (GB490)
• The Patents (Isle of Man) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2602) (GB241)
• Patents Act 1977 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (GB209)
• The Patents (Compulsory Licensing and Supplementary Protection Certificates Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3293) (GB141)
• The Intellectual Property (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1028) (GB140)
• The Registered Designs Act 1949 and Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2006 (GB214)
• The Medicines (Marketing Authorizations Etc.) Amendment Regulations 2005 (GB139)
• The Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004 (GB138)
• The Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2003 (GB219)
• The Patents Act 1977 (Isle of Man) Order 2003 (GB218)
• The Patents Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2037) (GB122)
• Competition Act 1998 (Competition Commission) Transitional, Consequential and Supplemental Provisions Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/506) (GB440)
• The Patents and Trade Marks (World Trade Organisation) Regulations 1999 (GB117)
• The Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (Amendments to the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Patents Act 1977) (Isle of Man) Order 1989 (GB223)
• Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (Chapter 39) (GB212)

• The Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court) (Repeal and Revocation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 355/2021) (GB538)
• The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/1317) (GB394)
• The Patents and Plant Variety Rights (Compulsory Licensing) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/247, updated up to November 15, 2020) (GB457)
• The Patents (Isle of Man) (Amendment)(EU Exit) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/1327) (GB535)
• Patents and Patents (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/1100) (GB475)
• The Patents (Fees) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3292, updated up to July 26, 2020) (GB509)
• The Patents (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/162) (GB530)
• The Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/388) (GB531)
• The Patents (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/559) (GB529)
• The Patents (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/2401) (GB492)
• The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2013 (GB243)
• The Profits from Patents (EEA Rights) Order 2013 (GB244)
• The Registered Designs (Isle of Man) Order 2013 (GB245)
• The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2009 (GB148)
• The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) Rules 2009 (GB145)
• The Trade Marks and Trade Marks and Patents (Fees)(Amendment) Rules 2009 (GB146)
• The Patents (Convention Countries) 2007 (GB147)
• The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential, etc. and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 (GB216)
• The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005 (GB215)
• The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1560) (GB121)
• The Patent Office (Address)(Revocation) Rules 1999 (S.I. 1999/1993) (GB118)
• The Register of Patent Agents and the Register of Trade Mark Agents (Amendment) Rules 1999 (GB188)
• The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2989) (GB082)
• The Patents Rules 1995 （S.I. 1995/2093） (GB002)
• The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Isle of Man) (No. 2) Order 1990 (GB220)
• The Patents Act 1977 (Isle of Man) (Variation) Order 1990 (GB232)
• The Patents (Companies Re-registration) Rules 1982 (S.I. 1982/297) (GB085)
• The Patents Act 1977 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1978 (GB227)
• The Patents Act 1977 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1977 (GB226)

• Paris Convention (March 20, 1883)
• WIPO Convention (July 14, 1967)
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (June 19, 1970)
• European Patent Convention (October 5, 1973)
• Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (April 15, 1994)
• Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, of February 19, 2013 (February 19, 2013)

• Patents Act 1949 (Chapter 87, updated on March 28, 2021) (GB521)