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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1949/section-60",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1949/section-60.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/87",
  "legislation_title": "Patents Act 1949",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1949",
  "path": "section/60",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "60",
  "heading": "Order for account in action for infringement.",
  "text": "In an action for infringement of a patent the plaintiff shall be entitled, at his option, to an account of profits in lieu of damages.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/87/section/60",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:19:59.574435+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."
}