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22.—(1) This article applies to an international application for a patent (UK) which began the national phase before the coming into force of this Order.
(2) Where this article applies to an application—
(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 15, 17, 18 and 89B of the Patents Act 1977; and
(b)the following provision, which is inserted by this Order, has no effect— section 15A of that Act.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the national phase shall be treated as beginning at the same time as it does under section 89A(3) of the Patents Act 1977.
(4) In this article—
“international application for a patent” means an application made under the Patent Co-operation Treaty;
“Patent Co-operation Treaty” has the same meaning as in the Patents Act 1977.
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