The Intellectual Property Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provisions) Rules 2026

These Rules amend various instruments (“the Fees Rules”), namely the Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) Rules 1989 (S.I. 1989/1130) (“the Design Right Rules”), the Patents (Fees) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3292), the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/1958) (“the TM Rules”), the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2206) (“the ITM Order”), the Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/889) (“the RD Rules”), the Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/269) and the Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (S.I. 2019/638) (together “the EU Exit Regulations”), to make various changes to the fees fixed by or determined under those instruments. The Fees Rules fix or determine the fees payable in respect of: (a) matters arising under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), the Patents Act 1977 (c. 37), the Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26) and the Registered Designs Act 1949 (c. 88), and (b) comparable trade marks (EU), comparable trade marks (IR), re-registered designs and re-registered international designs under powers conferred by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16).