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created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:29
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{"local_path":"raw/uk/patents-act-1977","document_name":"Patents Act 1977","sha256":"19df13c0375d1620efa7b8fab54dedb7c580e5e919053252b7a13bd11c8c1d90","chroma:document":"gCommentaryText\">S. 61(7) inserted (1.1.2005) by <a class=\"LegCitation\" title=\"Patents Act 2004\" rel=\"cite\" href=\"/id/ukpga/2004/16\">Patents Act 2004 (c. 16)</a>, <a class=\"LegCitation\" href=\"/id/ukpga/2004/16/section/11\" title=\"Go to Patents Act 2004 ss. 11\" rel=\"cite\"><strong>ss. 11</strong></a>, <a class=\"LegCitation\" href=\"/id/ukpga/2004/16/section/17/1\" title=\"Go to Patents Act 2004 17(1)\" rel=\"cite\">17(1)</a>; <a class=\"LegCitation\" title=\"The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential, etc. and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004\" rel=\"cite\" href=\"/id/uksi/2004/3205\">S.I. 2004/3205</a>, <a class=\"LegCitation\" href=\"/id/uksi/2004/3205/article/2/d\" title=\"Go to The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential, etc. and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 art. 2(d)\" rel=\"cite\">art. 2(d)</a> (with <a class=\"LegCitation\" href=\"/id/uksi/2004/3205/article/9\" title=\"Go to The Patents Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential, etc. and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 art. 9\" rel=\"cite\">art. 9</a>)</span></p></div><div class=\"LegCommentaryItem\" id=\"commentary-key-a150e770eb8e79ec1e9b7b0d60fea4f8\"><p class=\"LegCommentaryPara\"><span class=\"LegCommentaryType\"><a href=\"#reference-key-a150e770eb8e79ec1e9b7b0d60fea4f8\" title=\"Go back to reference for this commentary item\">F173</a></span><span class=\"LegCommentaryText\">Words in s. 61(7)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (22.4.2014) by <a class=\"LegCitation\" title=\"Crime and Courts Act 2013\" rel=\"cite\" href=\"/id/ukp","inventory_path":"8. UNITED KINGDOM / 8.1 Acts of Parliament"}


created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:30
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created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:30
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created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:31
topic: persistent://default/default/4137acb2-16ce-454d-b45d-491d6e9d234b
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created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:31
topic: persistent://default/default/4137acb2-16ce-454d-b45d-491d6e9d234b
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created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:32
topic: persistent://default/default/4137acb2-16ce-454d-b45d-491d6e9d234b
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created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:32
topic: persistent://default/default/4137acb2-16ce-454d-b45d-491d6e9d234b
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created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:33
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created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:33
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{"chroma:document":"gP2Text\"><span class=\"LegSubstitution\">In sections 70C and 70D “</span><span class=\"LegTerm\"><span class=\"LegSubstitution\">an actionable threat</span></span><span class=\"LegSubstitution\">” means a threat of infringement proceedings that is actionable in accordance with this section.</span></span>&#xD;</p><div class=\"LegAnnotations\"><p class=\"LegAnnotationsGroupHeading\">Textual Amendments</p><div class=\"LegCommentaryItem\" id=\"commentary-key-0c1cd21b3431b8ad0614c223857a39c4\"><p class=\"LegCommentaryPara\"><span class=\"LegCommentaryType\"><a href=\"#reference-key-0c1cd21b3431b8ad0614c223857a39c4\" title=\"Go back to reference for this commentary item\">F184</a></span><span class=\"LegCommentaryText\">Ss. 70-70F substituted for s. 70 (1.10.2017) by <a class=\"LegCitation\" title=\"Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017\" rel=\"cite\" href=\"/id/ukpga/2017/14\">Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 (c. 14)</a>, <a class=\"LegCitation\" href=\"/id/ukpga/2017/14/section/1/2\" title=\"Go to Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 ss. 1(2)\" rel=\"cite\"><strong>ss. 1(2)</strong></a>, <a class=\"LegCitation\" href=\"/id/ukpga/2017/14/section/8\" title=\"Go to Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 8\" rel=\"cite\">8</a>; <a class=\"LegCitation\" title=\"The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017\" rel=\"cite\" href=\"/id/uksi/2017/771\">S.I. 2017/771</a>, <a class=\"LegCitation\" href=\"/id/uksi/2017","inventory_path":"8. UNITED KINGDOM / 8.1 Acts of Parliament","sha256":"19df13c0375d1620efa7b8fab54dedb7c580e5e919053252b7a13bd11c8c1d90","local_path":"raw/uk/patents-act-1977","document_name":"Patents Act 1977"}


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created_at: 2025-11-28 03:16:59
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