| Preliminary |
| 1 | Citation and commencement |
| 2 | Interpretation |
| 3 | Construction |
| 4 | Forms |
| 5 | International exhibitions |
| 6 | Declaration of priority for the purposes of section 5 |
| Right to apply for and obtain a patent |
| 7 | References under section 8(1)(a) or 12(1)(a) |
| 8 | References by co-proprietors under section 8(1)(b) or 12(1)(b) |
| 9 | Orders under section 8 or 12 |
| 10 | Prescribed period for new applications under section 8(3) or 12(6) |
| 11 | Authorisation under section 8(5) |
| 12 | Request by joint applicant under section 10 or 12(4) |
| 13 | Reference to the comptroller under section 11(5) |
| Inventors |
| 14 | Mention of inventor under section 13 |
| 15 | Procedure where applicant is not the inventor or sole inventor |
| Applications for patents |
| 16 | Applications for the grant of patents under sections 14 and 15 |
| 17 | Micro-organisms |
| 18 | Drawings |
| 19 | The abstract |
| 20 | Size and presentation of documents |
| 21 | Form of statements, counter-statements and evidence |
| 22 | Unity of invention |
| 23 | Late filed drawings |
| 24 | New applications under section 15(4) |
| 25 | Periods prescribed under section 15(5)(a) and (b) and 17(1) for filing claims, abstract and request for preliminary examination and search |
| 26 | Extensions for new applications |
| 27 | Period for publication of application |
| Examination and search |
| 28 | Preliminary examination and search under section 17 |
| 29 | Procedure where earlier application made |
| 30 | Address for service |
| 31 | Formal requirements |
| 32 | Searches under section 17(6) and (8) |
| 33 | Request for substantive examination under section 18 |
| 34 | Period for putting application in order |
| 35 | Amendment of request for grant |
| 36 | Amendment of application before grant |
| 37 | Observations on patentability under section 21 |
| Grant, amendment and continuation of patent |
| 38 | Certificates of grant |
| 39 | Renewal of patents |
| 40 | Amendment of specification after grant |
| 41 | Restoration of lapsed patents under section 28 |
| 42 | Notification of lapsed patent |
| 43 | Surrender of patents |
| Registration |
| 44 | Entries in the register |
| 45 | Alteration of name or address |
| 46 | Registrations under section 33 |
| 47 | Request for correction of error |
| 48 | Request as to payment of renewal fee |
| 49 | Inspection of register |
| 50 | Advertisements in relation to register |
| 51 | Entries relating to sections 8(1), 12(1) and 37(1) |
| 52 | Certificates and copies supplied by comptroller |
| 53 | Order or direction by court |
| Entitlement to patent |
| 54 | Reference of question to the comptroller under section 37(1) |
| 55 | Application under section 37(3) |
| 56 | Time limit for new application |
| 57 | Request under section 38(3) |
| 58 | Reference to comptroller under section 38(5) |
| Employees' inventions |
| 59 | Application under section 40 for compensation |
| 60 | Application under section 41(8) to vary etc awards of compensation |
| Licences of right |
| 61 | Application under section 46(1) for entry in the register |
| 62 | Application under section 46(3) to settle licences of right |
| 63 | Application by proprietor under section 47(1) for cancellation of entry |
| 64 | Application under section 47(3) |
| 65 | Opposition to cancellation of entry under section 47 |
| 66 | Procedure after cancellation of entry pursuant to section 47(3) |
| 67 | Declaration under paragraph 4A of Schedule 1 to the Act |
| Compulsory licences |
| 68 | Application under section 48(1) for compulsory licence |
| 69 | Application by Minister under section 51 |
| 70 | Procedure on receipt of application under section 48 or 51 |
| 71 | Opposition under section 52(1) |
| Infringement proceedings before comptroller |
| 72 | Procedure on reference to comptroller under section 61(3) |
| 73 | Procedure where validity of patent in dispute |
| 74 | Procedure on application under section 71 |
| Revocation of patents |
| 75 | Procedure on application for revocation under section 72 |
| 76 | Award of costs |
| 77 | Revocation and amendment of patents under section 73 |
| Amendment of patents in infringement or revocation proceedings |
| 78 | Amendment of patent under section 75 |
| European patents and patent applications and national processing of international applications |
| 79 | Entries in the register |
| 80 | European patents and applications (UK): translations |
| 81 | Procedure for making request under section 81(2)(b)(i) |
| 82 | Procedure where section 81(2)(b)(ii) applies |
| 83 | Procedure for making request for substantive examination where section 81(2) applies |
| 84 | Recognition of determinations in proceedings before comptroller |
| 85 | International applications for patents: sections 89 and 89A |
| 86 | Obtaining evidence for proceedings under European Patent Convention |
| 87 | Communication of information to European Patent Office |
| Hearings, agents and correction of errors |
| 88 | Comptroller's discretionary powers |
| 89 | Admittance to hearings before comptroller |
| 90 | Agents |
| 91 | Correction of errors in patents and applications |
| Information and inspection |
| 92 | Request for information under section 118 |
| 93 | Inspection of documents under section 118 |
| 94 | Confidential documents |
| 95 | Bibliographic data for purposes of section 118(3)(b) |
| 96 | Request for information where section 118(4) applies |
| Miscellaneous |
| 97 | Service by post |
| 98 | Hours of business |
| 99 | Excluded days |
| 100 | Correction of irregularities |
| 101 | Dispensation by comptroller |
| 102 | Remission of fees |
| 103 | Evidence |
| 104 | Statutory declarations and affidavits |
| 105 | Admission of documents |
| 106 | Directions as to furnishing of documents etc |
| 107 | Supporting statements or evidence |
| 108 | Proceedings in Scotland |
| 109 | Appointment of advisers |
| 110 | Alteration of time limits |
| 111 | Calculation of times or periods |
| 112 | Copies of documents |
| 113 | Translations |
| 114 | Publication and sale of documents |
| 115 | The Journal |
| 116 | Reports of cases |
| International applications |
| 117 | Filing of applications |
| 118 | Transmittal and late payment fees |
| 119 | Certified copies |
| 120 | Fees to be paid in sterling |
| 121 | Transitional provisions and revocations |
