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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-companies-re-registration-rules-1982/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-companies-re-registration-rules-1982/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1982/297",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Companies Re-registration) Rules 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-companies-re-registration-rules-1982",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 4th March 1982\nLaid before Parliament 15th March 1982\nComing into Operation 5th April 1982\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 123 of the Patents Act 1977, hereby makes the following Rules:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/297/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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