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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-rules-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1412",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Amendment) Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-amendment-rules-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 9th April 2001\nLaid before Parliament 9th April 2001\nComing into force 6th July 2001\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123 and 125A of the Patents Act 1977, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, hereby makes the following Rules:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1977 c. 37."
    },
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1412/introduction",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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