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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-order-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/315",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Convention Countries) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-convention-countries-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 14th February 2006\nLaid before Parliament 24th February 2006\nComing into force 6th April 2006\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 2006\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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  },
  "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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