The Patent Office (Address) Rules 1991

Made: 14th March 1991

Laid before Parliament: 18th March 1991

Coming into force: 15th April 1991

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40(1)(e) of the Trade Marks Act 1938 and now vested in him[^f00002], and in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 36(1) of the Registered Designs Act 1949[^f00003] and section 123(1) of and paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to the Patents Act 1977[^f00004], hereby makes the following Rules:—

1

These Rules may be cited as the Patent Office (Address) Rules 1991 and shall come into force on 15th April 1991.

2

The addresses of the Patent Office shall be—

• (a) Cardiff Road, Newport, Gwent NP9 1RH; and

• (b) for the period ending with 28th April 1991, State House, 66-71 High Holborn, London WCI 4TP, and thereafter, 25 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1AY.

3

The address of the Manchester Branch of the Trade Marks Registry of the Patent Office shall be c/o Companies House, 75 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3HR.

4

The Patent Office (Address) Rules 1985[^f00005] are hereby revoked.

Signed

Hesketh — Department of Trade and Industry — 14th March 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules revoke and replace the Patent Office (Address) Rules 1985 (S.I. 1985/1099).

They give effect to the transfer of the Patent Office to two new addresses as follows:—

• (a) on 15th April 1991 to premises in Newport, Gwent; and

• (b) on 29th April 1991 to Southampton Buildings in London, from the existing address in State House.

They also specify the new address of the Manchester Branch of the Trade Marks Registry.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1938 c. 22; the Act was applied, with modifications, to service marks by the Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 1984 (c. 19), section 1, as amended by the Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c. 39), section 2(1) and Schedule 3.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1970/1537.

[^f00003]: 1949 c. 88; section 36(1) was amended by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48).

[^f00004]: 1977 c. 37.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1985/1099.