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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-no-4-rules-1975/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1975/1262",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Amendment No. 4) Rules 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-no-4-rules-1975",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 28th July 1975\nLaid before Parliament 31st July 1975\nComing into Operation\nAll Rules except Rule 3 1st August 1975\nRule 3 1st November 1975\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred by sections 94 and 99 of the Patents Act 1949, as amended by the Patents Act 1957, the Patents and Designs (Renewals, Extensions and Fees) Act 1961, and the Patents (Fees Amendment) Order 1974, and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Rules:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "(1974 III, p. 8421)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1970/1537 (1970 III, p. 5293)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/1262/introduction",
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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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