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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Patents County Court (Financial Limits) Order 2011 No. 1402
2.—(1) In relation to all proceedings within the special jurisdiction of a patents county court and in which a claim is made for damages or an account of profits, the amount or value of that claim shall not exceed £500,000.
(2) In determining the amount or value of a claim for the purpose of paragraph (1), a claim for—
(a)interest, other than interest payable under an agreement, or
(b)costs,
shall be disregarded.
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