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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Designs Act, 2000 Section 39

Evidence of Documents in Patent Office

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Designs Act, 2000 Section 39 is part of Designs Act, 2000 - Evidence of Documents in Patent Office. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Printed or written copies or extracts, purporting to be certified by the Controller and sealed with the seal of the patent office, of documents in the patent office, and of or from registers and other books kept there, shall be admitted in evidence in all courts in India, and in all proceedings, without further proof or production of the originals:

Provided that a court may, if it has reason to doubt the accuracy or authenticity of the copies tendered in evidence, require the production of the originals or such further proof as it considers necessary.

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What does Designs Act, 2000 Section 39 provide?

Section Section 39 of the Designs Act, 2000 (Evidence of Documents in Patent Office) is reproduced on this page as part of the Designs Act, 2000. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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