Manual of Patent Practice
The Manual of Patent Practice explains practice in The Patent Office under the Patents Act 1977. It takes account of changes in the law and judicial decisions up to 30 June 2006.
The Manual recites sections of the Patents Act 1977 and sections of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 relating to patents. Each provision includes commentary with related legislation in the margin. Further parts of the Manual show official notices and directions from the Patents and Designs Journal. There is also a section on Supplementary Protection Certificates for Medicinal Products and Plant Protection Products.
We update this version of the manual regularly to reflect recent developments. We have indicated the main changes from the Fifth Edition published in September 2003 by a marginal line. These include changes from the Patents Act 2004 and the Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004. We have highlighted changes from the previous online update.
If you find an error in the manual, please e-mail the editor.
