# Patents Act 1977, Paragraph 1


Subject to the provisions of Schedule 4 below, the provisions of the 1949 Act referred to in paragraph 2 below (which have no counterpart in the new law of patents established by this Act in relation to future patents and applications) shall cease to have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/37/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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