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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-order-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-order-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3335",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 16th December 2004\nLaid before Parliament 10th January 2005\nComing into force 31st January 2005\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of December 2004\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 90(1) and 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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3335/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."
}