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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-amendment-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/538",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Convention Countries) (Amendment) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-amendment-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Patents\nMade 13th March 2013\nLaid before Parliament 14th March 2013\nComing into force 6th April 2013\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of March 2013\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 90(1) and 124(3) of the Patents Act 1977, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c.37."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/538/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."
}