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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-county-court-designation-and-jurisdiction-order-1994/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/1609",
  "legislation_title": "Patents County Court (Designation and Jurisdiction) Order 1994",
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  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Designation as Patents County Court",
  "text": "As a patents county court, the Central London County Court shall have jurisdiction, subject to article 4 below, to hear and determine any action or matter relating to patents or designs over which the High Court would have jurisdiction, together with any claims or matters ancillary to, or arising from, such proceedings.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
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      "affecting": "uksi/2005/587",
      "affecting_title": "The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2005"
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      "affecting_title": "The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2005"
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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."
}