{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-patents-order-2004/article-21",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2357",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-patents-order-2004",
  "path": "article/21",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions",
  "text": "(1) This article applies to an application for a patent where—\n(a) it is treated as an application for a patent under the Patents Act 1977 by reason of a direction given under section 81(1) of that Act;\n(b) that direction was given before the coming into force of this Order.\n(2) Where this article applies to an application—\n(a) the following provisions have effect in relation to it in the form they had immediately before the coming into force of this Order— sections 5, 14(1)(b), 15, 17, 18, 72, 76, 78, 81 and 130(1); and\n(b) the following provisions, which are inserted by this Order, have no effect— sections 14(1A) and 15A of that Act.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2357/article/21",
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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."
}