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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-2004-commencement-no-2-and-consequential-etc-and-transitional-provisions-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3205",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential, etc. and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 29th November 2004\nLaid before Parliament 7th December 2004\nComing into force 1st January 2005\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 17 of the Patents Act 2004, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
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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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