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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977-isle-of-man-order-2003/schedule/paragraph-21",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1249",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents Act 1977 (Isle of Man) Order 2003",
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  "number": "21",
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  "text": "In section 130(1)—\n(a) at the end of the definition of “court” insert—\n“(d) as respects the Isle of Man, Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man;”;\n(b) at the appropriate places insert—\n““biotechnological invention” means an invention which concerns a product consisting of or containing biological material or a process by means of which biological material or a process by means of which biological material is produced, processed or used;”;\n““electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000;”;\n““enactment” includes an Act of Tynwald;”.",
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  "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."
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