A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Abuse of process see Finality in litigation; Striking out and summary judgement
Additional written evidence see Evidence
Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council 1.03; 8.25-8.26
Alternative dispute resolution 2.00.3-2.02, 2.61, 4.24
Appeals Chapter 7
       comptroller's costs 7.17-7.20
       designs Appeal Tribunal, appeals to 7.29-7.38
       extending time for making appeal 7.08-7.09
       further appeal 7.21-7.23
       nature of appeal 7.05-7.07 ; 7.31
       periods for appeal 5.29 ; 7.08-7.09 ; 7.33
       judicial review see Judicial review
       procedure in Office 7.10-7.16
       attendance by Office staff 7.15
       action after appeal decision 7.16
       involvement of counsel 7.11-7.14 ; 7.23
       referring to in decisions 5.29-5.30 ; 7.33-7.38
       reporting outcome 5.65
       right to appeal 7.01-7.04
       exclusions 7.01
       routes and rules 7.02-7.03
       in Scotland 8.19-8.21
       in respect of SPC hearings 8.30
Applications, unpublished 5.56, 5.61 ; 6.50.1
Brussels Convention 1.11-1.16
Burden of proof see Onus
Case management conferences 2.00.3; 2.02.3; 2.61; 2.64; 3.09; 3.28
Clarifying issues and resolving preliminary disputes 1.29 ; 2.61-2.66
order following case management conference 2.66; 5.05
Changes to the law: transitional issues see Construction of UK legislation
Civil Procedure Rules 0.08; 1.74-1.77
       and Woolf reforms 0.08
       comparison of Office procedures with those of High Court 1.76
       overriding objective 1.75; 2.00.1
       relevance to comptroller 1.74-1.77
       supercede Rules of Supreme Court 1.77
Comptroller
       judicial role 1.01-1.03
       jurisdiction 1.04-1.07
       powers - comparison with powers of High Court Judge 3.02
       powers in respect of:
       applying and interpreting law 1.38-1.39
       appointing advisers 4.110-4.111
       attendance of witnesses 3.02; 4.91; 4.72-4.76
       filing of documents, information or evidence 1.29; 3.02; 3.09; 2.53-2.54; 6.12
       oral evidence 3.03; 4.65
       proceedings in Scotland 8.11-8.12
       regulating procedures 1.34-1.36
       see also Discretion; Enforcement
Conduct of inter partes proceedings 2.05-2.08
       overall time for proceedings 2.08
       overriding objective 2.05-2.07
Confidential matter
       in decisions 5.56; 5.60-5.61
       in evidence see Evidence
Consolidation of related proceedings 2.67-2.68
Construction of European legislation 1.70-1.73; 1.93
Construction of UK legislation 1.47-1.67
       comparison with previous statutes 1.62-1.64
       construe in such a way as to avoid absurdity 1.55-1.56
       construe words in their ordinary sense 1.52-1.54
       Interpretation Act 1978 1.47; 1.92
       read statute as a whole 1.48-1.51
       reference to Parliamentary debate 1.65
       rules:
       ejusdem generis (interpreting generalising expressions) 1.57
       expressio unius est exclusio alterius (limitation to specific circumstances excludes others) 1.58
       generalia specialibus non derogant (general provision cannot derogate from a more specific one) 1.55-1.61
       no overruling of interpretation with prospective effect only 1.67
       rules cannot override Act 1.66
       effect of Human Rights Act 1.67
       transitional issues when law has change 1.91-1.92
Costs 5.35-5.51
       comptroller's costs in appeal proceedings 7.17-7.20
       comptroller's discretion in awarding 5.35-5.44
       conditional fee arrangements 5.51.1
       referring to in decisions 5.28
       scale 5.45-5.46
       departing from 5.47-5.51
       security for 2.85-2.89
       in decline to deal proceedings 2.83
       in ex parte proceedings 6.49
       in proceedings in Scotland 8.18
Council on Tribunals see Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
Counsel
       brief for 7.12, Annex to Chapter 7
       representing comptroller at appeal proceedings 7.11-7.14; 7.23
       responsibilities of 4.112
Counter-statement see Statements of case
Court
       definition of 1.08
       for appeals 7.01-7.03; 7.21-7.22; 8.30
       in Scotland 8.11-8.12; 8.19-8.20
       jurisdiction of Patents Court, Patents County Court, Court of Session 1.04; 1.08-1.10
       judgements, decisions and rulings of see Precedents
       see also European Court of Justice; European Court of Human Rights
Cross-examination see Oral evidence
Declining to deal 2.77-2.84
Decisions see Ex parte decisions; Inter partes decisions; Precedents
Designs Appeal Tribunal see Appeals
Disclosure (discovery) 3.40-3.57
       against a non-party 3.52
       Data Protection Act 1998, effect of 3.55
       exercising discretion 3.44-3.51
       Practice Direction 3.46
       privileged documents, of 3.55
       procedures 3.49-3.56
       specific disclosure 3.43
       standard disclosure 3.43
       use of disclosed documents 3.57
Discretion
       exercise of 1.40-1.46
in respect of:
       admitting new evidence 3.32-3.33
       amending statements of case 2.40-2.50
       confidential evidence 3.36-3.39
       consolidating proceedings 2.68
       costs, awarding 5.35-5.44
       costs, security for 2.85-2.88
       declining to deal 2.77-2.83
       defective evidence 3.67
       disclosure 3.44-3.51
       disparaging matter 2.84
       extending time periods 1.41-1.46; 2.55-2.60
       location of hearing 4.06-4.07
       location of hearing in Scotland 8.01-8.09
       need for evidence 3.06
       oral evidence; witnesses, attendance and cross-examination 3.20-3.21; 4.68; 4.72-4.76; 4.79; 4.99
       postponing hearings 4.22-4.24
       preliminary hearings 2.61-2.62; 2.64-2.65
       staying proceedings 2.73-2.76
       striking out and summary judgement 2.69-2.72
       time periods for evidence and statements 2.55-2.60; 3.25
       time periods for making an appeal 5.29; 7.08-7.09; 7.33
       withdrawal of evidence 3.58-3.60
       unfettered by guidelines in Office Manuals 1.78
Disparaging matter 2.84
Documents
layout of 2.19-2.20: Annex to Chapter 2
referred to:
       at hearing 2.52; 4.26
       in statements and evidence 2.51
Enforcement of decisions or orders 5.74
in respect of:
       disclosure 3.56
       witness refusing to attend hearing or give evidence 4.76
Estoppel see Finality in litigation
European Council Regulation 44/2001 1.16
European Court of Human Rights 1.17
European Court of Justice (ECJ), reference to 1.93, 8.30
Evidence Chapter 3
       additional 2.47; 3.23; 3.29-3.35
       de bene esse 3.35
       admitted 3.06
       artefacts as 3.08
       bundles of 4.59-4.64
       comptroller's powers see Comptroller
       confidential 3.36-3.39
       contents of 3.84-3.89
       decisions, referring to evidence in 5.17
       ex parte proceedings, in 1.29; 6.06-6.10
       excessive 3.28
       experiments 3.81-3.83
       expert evidence and opinion 3.70-3.83; 4.103
       on construction of documents and legislation 3.73-3.74
       joint statements of agreed and disputed matters 3.78.1
       form of (witness statements, statutory declarations, affidavits etc) 3.61-3.69; Annex to Chapter 3
       hearsay 3.87-3.90
       in Scotland 8.15-8.16
       matters which do not have to be proved by evidence 3.14-3.22
       formal admissions 3.14-3.16
       judicial notice 3.15-3.21
       presumptions of law 3.22
       need for 3.01; 3.04-3.07
       officials, provided by 3.10; 6.09; 8.31-8.32
       onus 3.11-3.13
       oral see Oral evidence
       similar fact evidence 3.91
       time periods
       extending 2.55-2.60
       shortening 3.26
       withdrawal of 3.58-3.60
       written evidence rounds 2.00.3; 3.23-3.24; 4.02
Ex parte decisions 6.44-6.62
       Changing decisions 6.61-6.62
       costs 6.49
       deferring, eg pending another decision 6.50
       favourable to the applicant 6.45
       general considerations 6.45-6.49
       issuing and dating decisions see Inter partes decisions
       oral decisions 6.51-6.54
       reporting decisions 5.62-5.65
       statement of reasons 6.52
       procedure after issue of decisions 6.58-6.60
       written decisions 6.55-6.57
Ex parte hearings Chapter 6
       adjourning 6.42-6.43; 6.50
       arranging 6.29-6.36
       basic legal principles; responsibility and approach of hearing officer; conduct of hearing 6.01-6.08; 6.22; 6.37-6.43
       See also Human rights and principles of natural justice
       burden of proof 6.18-6.19
       decisions see Ex parte decisions
       defining the issues 6.20-6.22
       evidence
       need for 6.09-6.14
       procedure for giving 6.15-6.17
       offering 6.29-6.30
       Patent Cooperation Treaty hearings 8.22-8.24
       post grant issues, on 6.07-6.08; 6.10; 6.20
       public, admitting 6.36
       shorthand writers and transcripts 6.35; 6.42
       Supplementary Protection Certificate hearings 8.27-8.30
       see also Hearing officer; Hearing officer's assistant
Experiments see Evidence
Expert evidence see Evidence
Extensions of time see Discretion
Files, retention of 8.33
Finality in litigation 1.94-1.106
       abuse of legal process by relitigation 1.104-1.106
       estoppel 1.94-1.103
       by conduct 1.95; 1.101-1.102
       by deed 1.95; 1.99-1.100
       by record 1.95-1.98
       file wrapper estoppel 1.103
Freedom of Information 1.30-1.33
Further information, requesting 2.53-2.54
Hearing officer
       appointment of
       for ex parte hearing 6.23-6.28
       for inter partes hearing 4.09-4.21
       competences 4.32; 8.26
       conduct
       at ex parte hearing see Ex parte hearings
       at inter partes hearing 4.32-4.43
       See also Human rights and principles of natural justice
       powers see Comptroller
       preliminary view of procedural matters 1.28
       use of own knowledge 3.20
Hearing officer's assistant
       appointment of
       for ex parte hearing 6.28
       for inter partes hearing 4.11
       attendance at appeal 7.15
       pre-hearing report 4.15-4.20
       role of
       for ex parte hearing 6.28
       for inter partes hearing 4.12-4.20, 4.45-4.48 and Chapter 4 generally
Hearings see Ex parte hearings; Inter partes hearings
Hearsay see Evidence
Human rights and principles of natural justice 1.17-1.29; 1.67; 5.03
Inter partes decisions Chapter 5
       abstracts 5.58-5.59; Annex B to Chapter 5
       appeal period see Appeals; periods for appeal
       changing decisions 5.66-5.73
       confidential material 5.56; 5.60-5.61
       commercial sensitivity 5.56.1
       costs see Costs
       dating decisions 5.07; 5.53; 5.72
       enforcing decisions see Enforcement
       evidence, summarising 5.17
       general considerations 5.01-5.04
       issuing decisions 5.01, 5.52-5.59
       oral decisions 5.31-5.34
       reporting decisions 5.62-5.65
       setting out written decisions 5.06-5.30
       argument and conclusions 5.19-5.33
       format 5.06-5.10; Annex A to Chapter 5
       order, costs and appeal 5.24-5.30
       setting the scene 5.11-5.18
       witnesses, assessing 5.18
       Inter partes hearings Chapter 4
       adjournment; recess; conclusion 4.51-4.58
       appointment of advisors to comptroller 4.110-4.111
       appointment of hearing 4.01-4.04
       bundles 4.59-4.64
       in electronic form 4.64
       conduct of 4.26-4.51
       general approach of hearing officer 4.32-4.43
       general hearings etiquette 4.28
       hearing officer's assistant 4.48-4.51
       preliminaries 4.26-4.28
       order of presentations 4.29-4.31
       counsel as 'Officers of the Court' 4.112
       See also Human rights and principles of natural justice
       cross-examination see Oral evidence
       decisions see Inter partes decisions
       location 4.06-4.07
       in Scotland 8.01-8.09
       oral evidence see Oral evidence
       postponement 4.22-4.24
       pre-hearing review 4.25
       see also Clarifying issues and resolving preliminary disputes
       preliminary hearings 4.03
       see also Clarifying issues and resolving preliminary disputes
       public, admitting 4.107-4.109
       shorthand writers, transcripts and recording 4.104-4.106
       copies of transcripts 4.106.1
       daily version of transcript 4.105
       for oral decision 5.32
       recording hearings 4.104
       standard version of transcript 4.105
       skeleton arguments 4.65-4.67
       Supplementary Protection Certificate hearings 8.27-8.30
       video-conferencing and use of telephone for hearings 4.08; 4.79
       see also Hearing officer; Hearing officer's assistant
International Agreements, legal effect of 1.68-1.69
Judicial Review 7.04; 7.24-7.28; 7.39; 8.07; 8.23
Judicial Studies Board 8.26
Jurisdiction 1.04-1.16
       Brussels and Lugano Conventions 1.11-1.16
       European Council Regulation 44/2001 1.16
       jurisdiction of comptroller 1.04-1.07
       jurisdiction of courts 1.04; 1.08-1.10
Legal aid 2.90
Legal reference books see Reference
Legislation, construction of see Construction of UK (or European) legislation
Litigation Section, role of 1.28; 2.03-2.04
London offices of the IPO   4.07, 4.62, 4.107  
Lugano Convention 1.11-1.16
Manuals see Reference
Mediation 2.01
Natural justice, principles of see Human Rights
Observers at inter partes hearings 4.21
Onus 3.11-3.13
       effect of Estoppel on 1.94
       in ex parte proceedings 6.08; 6.18-6.19
Opinions 1.07.1
       Oral evidence and cross examination 3.03; 3.07; 4.68-4.101
       comptroller's powers (eg to order attendance of witnesses) see Comptroller
       excluding or separating witnesses 4.100
       hearing officer's assessment of witness 4.102-4.103; 5.18
       hearing officer's questions to witness 4.95
       leading questions 4.94
       procedures:
       order of events 4.70; 4.71
       examination-in-chief 4.70
       cross-examination 4.92
       re-examination 4.93
       reminder to witness on adjournment 4.101
       swearing in witness 4.80-4.91
       in Scotland 8.13-8.14
       use of documents or objects by witness 4.96-4.98
       use of foreign language 4.44-4.46
       use of Welsh language see Welsh language, use of
Orders see Inter partes decisions (written); Enforcement; Case management Conferences
Overriding objective 2.00.1
Paediatric extension to SPC 8.27
Patent attorneys see Professional representatives
Patent Cooperation Treaty, proceedings under 8.22-8.24
Patent Electronic Case System (PECS) 8.33
Practice Notices (Office) 1.79
Precedents 1.80-1.88
       informing the parties 1.81
       judgements, decisions and rulings of:
       House of Lords and courts of record 1.82-1.86
       inferior courts 1.83
       UK Intellectual Property Office 1.84
       European Court of Justice 1.85
       European Patent Office 1.87-1.88
       European Union member states 1.87-1.88
       referring to in decisions 5.10
       reporting decisions 5.62-5.65
Pre-hearing reviews 2.61; 2.64
Preliminary Evaluation   1.28, 1.29; 2.00.3, 2.02.1-2.02.2, 2.28; 3.09, 3.28, 3.84; 5.47  
Preliminary hearings see Clarifying issues and resolving disputes; Inter partes hearings
Private litigants ( "litigants in person ")
       balance to be struck in judicial proceedings 2.13-2.18
       need to explain procedure to 4.33
       pro bono schemes 2.18.1-2.18.2
Privilege 3.92-3.101
       disclosure of privileged documents 3.55
       in Scotland 8.17
       legal professional privilege 3.96-3.98
       without prejudice communications 3.99-3.100
Professional representatives, responsibilities of 2.06, 4.65, 4.112
Public interest
       withholding documents that would damage 3.93
Questionnaires 2.61
Reference material
legal reference books 0.08-0.09; 1.89-1.90
Office manuals 0.01-0.06; 0.09-0.10; 1.78-1.79
       Litigation Section Manual 0.02; 0.05; 0.09; 2.03
       Patent Hearings Manual 0.01-0.03; 0.06; 0.10
       practice notices 1.79
       precedent cases see Precedents
       provision at hearing 4.26
Reform of civil litigation see see Civil Procedure Rules
Reports of Patent Cases (RPCs) see Precedents
Requesting further information 2.53-2.54
Reviews of Opinions 1.07.1, 2.21-2.22, 7.06
Right to appeal 7.01-7.04
Right to be heard 2.09-2.12
Sanctions for not complying with order see Enforcement
Scotland, proceedings in 8.01-8.21
       Appeals 8.19-8.21
       costs 8.18
       evidence 8.11-8.16
       privilege 8.17
       terminology 8.10
Security for costs 2.85-2.89
Shorthand writers see Ex parte hearings; Inter partes hearings
Solicitors see Professional representatives
Statements of case 2.21-2.50
       adequacy of 2.36-2.39
       amending 1.24, 2.40-2.50
       amending in respect of:
       the parties 2.48-2.50
       requirements of counter-statement 2.21; 2.23; 2.31-2.35
       requirements of statement 2.21-2.30
       time periods 2.55-2.60
       counter claims 2.35
Staying proceedings 2.73-2.76
Striking out and summary judgment 2.69-2.72
Supplementary Protection Certificate hearings 8.27-8.30
Timetables 2.00.1-2.02.3
Transcripts see Ex parte hearings; Inter partes hearings (shorthand writers)
Tribunal Practice Notice 0.07.1; 2.00.1, 2.00.3; 2.11; 3.67; 4.06
Treaties, legal effect of 1.68-1.69
Welsh language, use of
       entitlement to speak in Welsh 4.47
       giving evidence in Welsh 4.44-4.47
       swearing or affirming in Welsh 4.90
Witnesses see Oral evidence
       assessing in decisions 5.18
       expert see Evidence
       ordering and enforcing attendance 3.02; 4.72-4.79
       privilege giving evidence 3.82.1, 4.43
Woolf reforms see Civil Procedure Rules
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