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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-order-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/3220",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-order-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 14th December 1994\nLaid before Parliament 23rd December 1994\nComing into force 13th January 1995\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of December 1994\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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 37."
    }
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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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