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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-rules-2007/article-42",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/3291",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-rules-2007",
  "path": "article/42",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Surrender",
  "text": "The notice of an offer by a proprietor to surrender a patent must be in writing and include—\n(a) a declaration that no action is pending before the court for infringement or revocation of the patent; or\n(b) where such an action is pending, the particulars of the action.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3291/article/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:40:58.093437+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."
}