THE PATENTS ACT, 1970

Loss or destruction of patents If a patent is lost or destroyed, or its non-production isaccounted for to the satisfaction of the Controller, the Controller may at any time, onapplication made in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, causea duplicate thereof to be sealed and delivered to the applicant. Practice area’s […]

Information relating to patents A person making a request to the Controller in theprescribed manner for information relating to any such matters as may be prescribed asrespects any patent specified in the request or as respects any application for a patent sospecified shall be entitled, subject to the payment of the prescribed fee, to haveinformation

Transmission of copies of specifications, etc., and inspection thereof. [Omitted bythe Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005] Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax Notice | GST Registration | GST Return Filing | FSSAI Registration | Company Registration | Company Audit | Company Annual

Transmission of orders of courts to Controller (1) Every order of the High Court or theAppellate Board on a petition for revocation, including orders granting certificates ofvalidity of any claim, shall be transmitted by the High Court or the Appellate Board to theController who shall cause an entry thereof and reference thereto to be made

Security for costs If any party by whom notice of any opposition is given under this Actor by whom application is made to the Controller for the grant of a licence under apatent neither resides nor carries on business in India, the Controller may require him togive security for the costs of the proceedings, and

Service of notices, etc., by post —Any notice required or authorised to be given by orunder this Act, and any application or other document so authorised or required to bemade or filed, may be given, made or filed by post. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income

Declaration by infant, lunatic etc —(1) If any person is, by reason of minority, lunacy orother disability, incapable of making any statement or doing anything required orpermitted by or under this Act, the lawful guardian, committee or manager (if any) of theperson subject to the disability, or if there be none, any person appointed by

Evidence of entries, documents, etc —(1) A certificate purporting to be signed by theController as to any entry, matter or thing which he is authorized by this Act or any rulesmade thereunder to make or do, shall be prima facie evidence of the entry having beenmade and of the contents thereof and of the matter

Power of Controller to call for information from patentees (1) The Controller may, atany time during the continuance of the patent, by notice in writing, require a patentee ora licensee, exclusive or otherwise, to furnish to him within two months from the date ofsuch notice or within such further time as the Controller may allow,

Publication of official journal The Controller shall publish periodically an official journalwhich shall contain such information as may be required to be published by or underthe provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder. Practice area’s of B K Goyal & Co LLP Income Tax Return Filing | Income Tax Appeal | Income Tax