Appropriate office (1) The appropriate office of the patent office shall- (i) for all the proceedings under the Act, be the head office of the patent office or the branch office, as the case may be, within whose territorial limits– (a) the applicant or first mentioned applicant in case of joint applicants for a patent, […]

Prescribed particulars Save as otherwise provided in these rules, the particulars contained in a Form are hereby prescribed as the particulars, if any, required under the relevant provision or provisions of the Act.

Definitions In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “Act” means the Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970); (b) “appropriate office” means the appropriate office of the patent office as specified in rule 4; (c) “article” includes any substance or material, and any plant, machinery or apparatus, whether affixed to land or not; (ca) […]

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY   Short title and commencement (1) These rules may be called the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Repeal of Act 2 of 1911 in so far as it relates to patents and savings (1) The Indian Patents and Designs Act, 1911, in so far as it relates to patents, is hereby repealed, that is to say, the said Act shall be amended in the manner specified in the Schedule. (2) [Omitted by […]

Rules to be placed before Parliament Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, […]

Power of Central Government to make (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Central Government may make to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (i) the form […]

Power of High Courts to make rules The High Court may make rules consistent with this Act as to the conduct and procedure in respect of all proceedings before it under this Act.

Protection of security of India Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Central Government shall:- (a) not disclose any information relating to any patentable invention or any application relating to the grant of patent under this Act, which it considers prejudicial to the interest of security of India; (b) take any action including the revocation […]

Right of Government to sell or use forfeited articles Nothing in this Act shall affect the power of the Government or of any person deriving title directly or indirectly from the Government to sell or use any articles forfeited under any law for the time being in force.