# The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007, Article 2: Commencement of the 2004 Act


13th December 2007 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2004 Act—
(a) section 1;
(b) section 2(1);
(c) section 2(2);
(d) section 2(5);
(e) section 3;
(f) section 4;
(g) section 5 (for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (j) and (k) below);
(h) section 16(1) (for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (l) below);
(i) section 16(2) (for the purposes of the entries in Schedule 3 relating to provisions brought into force by this article);
(j) paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9(4) of Schedule 1;
(k) paragraph 9(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (for the purposes of the European Patent Convention); and
(l) paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3396/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-2004-commencement-no-4-and-transitional-provisions-order-2007/article-2
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