Patents Bill

282 Service of notices

• (1) Any notice or any other document required to be served on, or given to, any person under this Act or the regulations is sufficiently served or given if the notice or document is—

  • (a) delivered personally or posted to the person at the person’s address for service or last known place of residence or business; or

  • (b) sent by fax or email electronic communication to the person’s last known fax number or email electronic address.

  (2) A notice or document that is sent to a person at a fax number or an email electronic address must be treated as received by that person not later than 2 days after the date on which it is sent.

  (3) A notice or document that is posted to a person must be treated as received by that person not later than 7 days after the date on which it is posted.

  (4) However, a notice or document must not be treated as received if the person to whom it is posted or sent proves that it was not received, otherwise than through fault on the person’s part.

  (5) This section does not apply to—

  • (a) notices or other documents served or given in any proceedings in a court:

  • (b) notices or other documents served or given in accordance with another procedure specified in this Act or the regulations.