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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-amendment-order-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2989",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 1995",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 23rd November 1995\nLaid before Parliament 24th November 1995\nComing into force\nArticles 1, 2(a) and 3(a) 15th December 1995\nArticles 2(b) and 3(b) 25th December 1995\nArticles 2(c) and 3(c) 1st January 1996\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of November 1995\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 90(1) and section 124(3) of the Patents Act 1977, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 37."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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