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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Patents Act, 1970 Section 46

Form, extent and effect of patent.—

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Patents Act, 1970 Section 46 is part of Patents Act, 1970 - Form, extent and effect of patent.—. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) Every patent shall be in the prescribed form and shall have effect throughout India.

(2) A patent shall be granted for one invention only:

Provided that it shall not be competent for any person in a suit or other proceeding to take any objection to a patent on the ground that it has been granted for more than one invention.

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What does Patents Act, 1970 Section 46 provide?

Section Section 46 of the Patents Act, 1970 (Form, extent and effect of patent.—) is reproduced on this page as part of the Patents Act, 1970. 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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