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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/schedule-7/paragraph-23",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/48",
  "legislation_title": "Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/23",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 130(1) of the Patents Act 1977 (interpretation), in the definition of “court”, for paragraph (a) substitute—\n“(a) as respects England and Wales, the High Court or any patents county court having jurisdiction by virtue of an order under section 287 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 5A inserted (31.10.2003) by The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2498) , reg. 24(2) , Sch. 3 (with regs. 31-40 )"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:47:40.311838+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}