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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977/schedule-4A/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977/schedule-4A/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1977/37",
  "legislation_title": "Patents Act 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977",
  "path": "schedule/4A/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "References to this Act etc",
  "text": "(1) In the provisions of this Act listed in sub-paragraph (2)—\n(a) references to this Act include the Medicinal Products Regulation and the Plant Protection Products Regulation, and\n(b) references to a provision of this Act include any equivalent provision of the Medicinal Products Regulation and the Plant Protection Products Regulation.\n(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—\nsections 20A and 20B (reinstatement of applications);\nsection 21 (observations by third party on patentability);\nsection 69 (infringement of rights conferred by publication of application);\nsection 74(1) and (7) (proceedings in which validity of patent may be put in issue);\nsections 97 to 99B, 101 to 103, 105 and 107 (legal proceedings);\nsection 116 (immunity of department as regards official acts);\nsections 117 and 118 to 121 (administrative provisions);\nsection 122 (Crown’s right to sell forfeited articles);\nsection 123 (rules);\nsection 124A (use of electronic communications);\nsection 130 (interpretation).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4A inserted (17.12.2007) by The Patents (Compulsory Licensing and Supplementary Protection Certificates) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3293), regs. 1(2), 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/37/schedule/4A/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:24:17.133485+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."
}