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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Patents Act, 1970 Section 157

Right of Government to sell or use forfeited articles.—Nothing in this Act shall affect the power of the Government or

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Patents Act, 1970 Section 157 is part of Patents Act, 1970 - Right of Government to sell or use forfeited articles.—Nothing in this Act shall affect the power of the Government or. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1 [157A. 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 the security of India; (b) take any action including the revocation of any patent which it considers necessary in the interest of the security of India by issue of a notification in the Official Gazette to that effect. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression “security of India” includes any action necessary for the security of India which— (i) relates to fissionable materials or the materials from which they are derived; or (ii) relates to the traffic in arms, ammunition and implements of war and to such traffic in other goods and materials as is carried on directly or indirectly for the purpose of supplying a military establishment; or (iii) is taken in time of war or other emergency in international relations.]

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What does Patents Act, 1970 Section 157 provide?

Section Section 157 of the Patents Act, 1970 (Right of Government to sell or use forfeited articles.—Nothing in this Act shall affect the power of the Government or) 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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