{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-patents-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018/regulation-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-patents-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018/regulation-20.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111175347",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-patents-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/20",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Article 1 (definitions) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 1(c), omit “Council or Commission”.\n(3) After paragraph 10, insert—\n“11. ‘comptroller’ means the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks;\n12. ‘court’ is to be interpreted in accordance with Article 1A;\n13. ‘EEA authorization’ means an authorization to place a plant protection product on the market which has effect in an EEA state in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;\n14. ‘patent’ means a patent which has effect in the United Kingdom;\n15. ‘UK authorisation’ means an authorisation to place a plant protection product on the market granted by the Secretary of State under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009..”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111175347/regulation/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:03:09.348932+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."
}