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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-rules-2007/article-79",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-rules-2007/article-79.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/3291",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-rules-2007",
  "path": "article/79",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "79",
  "heading": "Copies of documents",
  "text": "(1) Where a relevant statement refers to any other document, a copy of that document must accompany the relevant statement.\n(2) Where more than one copy of a relevant statement is filed, each copy of the statement must be accompanied by a copy of any document referred to in the statement.\n(3) But paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply where—\n(a) the relevant statement is sent to the comptroller; and\n(b) the document referred to in the relevant statement was published by the comptroller or is kept at the Patent Office.\n(4) In this rule “relevant statement” means a witness statement, statement of case, affidavit or statutory declaration.",
  "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/79",
    "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."
}