{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-electronic-communications-amendment-rules-2003/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-electronic-communications-amendment-rules-2003/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/513",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Rules 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-electronic-communications-amendment-rules-2003",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Patents Rules 1995",
  "text": "After rule 4 there shall be inserted—\n“Multiple copies\n4A. Where a document is delivered to the comptroller in electronic form or using electronic communications, a requirement in these Rules for the document to be delivered to the comptroller with a copy or copies of that document or in duplicate or triplicate shall not apply if the requirement is removed or varied by the comptroller in directions made under section 124A.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/513/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:30:43.437789+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}