CHAPTER VII SECRECY DIRECTIONS   Permission for making patent application outside India under section 39 (1) The request for permission for making patent application outside India shall be made in Form 25. (2) The Controller shall dispose of the request made under sub-rule (1) within a period of twenty-one days from the date of filing […]

Certificate of inventorship (1) The Controller may issue a certificate of inventorship to an inventor in respect of a patent in force, on a request made by the inventor in Form-8A along with fee specified in the First Schedule. (2) The Controller may issue a duplicate certificate of inventorship to an inventor in respect of […]

Mention of inventor Any mention of the inventor under sub-section (1) of section 28 shall be made in the relevant documents in the following form namely:- “The inventor of this invention/substantial part of this invention within the meaning of section 28 of the Patents Act, 1970, is ………… of …………”.

Procedure for the hearing of claim or an application under section 28 The procedure specified in rules 55A and 57 to 63 relating to the filing of notice of opposition, written statement, reply statement, leaving evidence, hearing and cost shall, so far as may be, apply to the hearing of a claim or an application […]

Form of application to be made under section 28(7) (1) An application under sub-section (7) of section 28 shall be made in Form 8 and shall be accompanied by a statement setting out the circumstances under which the application is made. (2) A copy of the application and the statement shall be sent by the […]

Form of making a claim under section 28(3) (1) A claim under sub-section (3) of section 28 shall be made in Form 8, and shall be accompanied by a statement setting out the circumstances under which the claim is made. (2) A copy of the claim and the statement shall be sent by the Controller […]

Form of making a request under section 28(2) A request under sub-section (2) of section 28 shall be made in Form 8.

Request made under section 26(1) Request under section 26(1) shall be made on Form 12 within three months from the date of the order of the Controller and shall be accompanied by a statement setting out the facts upon which the petitioner relies and relief he claims.

Determination of costs If the patentee notifies the Controller that he desires to withdraw the patent after notice of opposition is given, the Controller, depending on the merits of the case, may decide whether costs should be awarded to the opponent.              

Hearing (1) On the completion of the presentation of evidence, if any, and on receiving the recommendation of Opposition Board or at such other time as the Controller may think fit, he shall fix a date and time for the hearing of the opposition and shall give the parties not less than ten days’ notice […]