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Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Chapter III

Title: Registration of Plant Varieties and Essentially Derived Variety

State: Central

Year: 2001

.....that a trial of a new variety which has not been sold or otherwise disposed of shall not affect the right to protection: Provided further that the fact that on the date of filing the application for registration, the propagating or harvested material of such variety has become a matter of common knowledge other than through the aforesaid manner shall not affect the criteria of novelty for such variety; (b) distinct, if it is clearly distinguishable by at least one essential characteristic from any other variety whose existence is a matter of common knowledge in any country at the time of filing of the application. Explanation.-- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the filing of an application for the granting of a beerder's right to a new variety or for entering such variety in the official register of varieties in any convention country shall be deemed to render that variety a matter of common knowledge from the date of the application in case the application leads to the granting of the breeder's right or to the entry of such variety in such official register, as the case may be; (c) uniform, if subject to the variation that may be expected from the.....

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Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers-rights Act, 2001 Section 15

Title: Registrable Varieties

State: Central

Year: 2001

.....that a trial of a new variety which has not been sold or otherwise disposed of shall not affect the right to protection: Provided further that the fact that on the date of filing the application for registration, the propagating or harvested material of such variety has become a matter of common knowledge other than through the aforesaid manner shall not affect the criteria of novelty for such variety; (b) distinct, if it is clearly distinguishable by at least one essential characteristic from any other variety whose existence is a matter of common knowledge in any country at the time of filing of the application. Explanation.-- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the filing of an application for the granting of a beerder's right to a new variety or for entering such variety in the official register of varieties in any convention country shall be deemed to render that variety a matter of common knowledge from the date of the application in case the application leads to the granting of the breeder's right or to the entry of such variety in such official register, as the case may be; (c) uniform, if subject to the variation that may be expected from the.....

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Designs Act, 1911 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1911

..... SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:- (1) ** (2) "article" means any article of manufacture and any substance, artificial or natural, or partly artificial and partly natural; (3) "Controller" means the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks appointed under sub-section (1) ofsection 4 of the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958) -; (4) "copyright" means the exclusive right to apply a design to any article in any class in which the design is registered ; (5) "design" means only the features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to any article by any industrial process or means, whether manual, mechanical or chemical, separate or combined, which in the finished article appeal to and are judged solely by the eye; but does not include any mode or principle of construction or anything which is in substance a mere mechanical device, and does not include any trade mark as defined in clause (v) of sub-section (1) ofsection 2 of the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958-, or property mark as defined insection 479 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)-; (6)** (7) "High Court" means-.....

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Designs Act, 2000 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2000

..... SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS -In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "article" means any article of manufacture and any substance, artificial, or partly artificial and partly natural; and includes any part of an article capable of being made and sold separately; (b) "Controller" means the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks referred to inSec.3-; (c) "copyright" means the exclusive right to apply a design to any article in any class in which the design is registered; (d) "design" means only the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament or composition of lines or colours applied to any article whether in two dimensional or three dimensional or in both forms, by any industrial process or means,-whether manual, mechanical or chemical, separate or combined, which in the finished article appeal to and are judged solely by the eye; but does not include any mode or principle of construction or anything which is in substance a mere mechanical device, and does not include any trade mark as defined in clause (v) of sub-sec. (1) ofSec.2 of the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958-(43 of 1958) or property mark as.....

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Patents Act, 1970 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1970

.....falling within sub-section (1) of (section 20 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962)) . (1)Inventions where only methods or processes of manufacture patentable. In the case of inventions- (a) claiming substances intended for use, or capable of being used, as food or as medicine or drug, or (b) relating to substances prepared or produced by chemical processes (including alloys, optical glass, semi-conductors and inter-metallic com- pounds), no patent shall be granted in respect of claims for the Substances themselves, but claims for the methods or processes of manufacture shall be patentable. (2)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a claim for patent of an invention for a substance itself intended for use, or capable of being used, as medicine or drug, except the medicine or drug specified under sub-clause (v) of clause(l) of sub-section(1) of Section 2, may be made and shall be dealt, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Act, in the manner provided in Chapter IV-A. SECTION 5 : 5 [* * * * *] CHAPTER 3 : APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS SECTION 6 : Persons entitled to apply for patents (1) Subject to the provisions contained in (section 134) ,.....

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Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 Chapter 95

Title: Toys, Games and Sports Requisites; Parts and Accessories Thereof

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....of Note 1, heading 9503 applies, inter alia, to articles of this heading combined with one or more items, which cannot be considered as sets under rule 3 (b) of the General rules for the interpretation of this Schedule, and which, if presented separately, would be classified in other headings, provided the articles are put up together for retail sale and the combinations have essential character of toys. 5. Heading 9503 does not cover articles which, on account of their design, shape or constituent material, are identifiable as intended exclusively for animals, for example, "pet toys" (classification in their own appropriate heading).] Tariff Item Description of goods Unit Rate of duty (1) (2) (3) (4) 6[***] 7[9503 TRICYCLES, SCOOTERS, PEDAL CARS AND SIMILAR WHEELED TOYS; DOLLS' CARRIAGES; DOLLS; OTHER TOYS; REDUCED-SIZE ("SCALE") MODELS AND SIMILAR RECREATIONAL MODELS, WORKING OR NOT; PUZZLES OF ALL KINDS 9503 00 - Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled .....

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Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005 Section 23

Title: Substitution of New Sections for Sections 25 and 26

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....(ii) shall not be available where such publication does not constitute an anticipation of the invention by virtue of sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 29; (c) that the invention so far as claimed in any claim of the complete specification is claimed in a claim of a complete specification published on or after the priority date of the claim of the patentee and filed in pursuance of an application for a patent in India, being a claim of which the priority date is earlier than that of the claim of the patentee; (d) that the invention so far as claimed in any claim of the complete specification was publicly known or publicly used in India before the priority date of that claim. Explanation.-For the purposes of this clause, an invention relating to a process for which a patent is granted shall be deemed to have been publicly known or publicly used in India before the priority date of the claim if a product made by that process had already been imported into India before that date except where such importation has been for the purpose of reasonable trial or experiment only; (e) that the invention so far as claimed in any claim of the complete specification.....

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Central Excise Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2004 Chapter LXXXXV

Title: Toys, Games and Sports Requisites; Parts and Accessories Thereof

State: Central

Year: 2004

.....thereof (heading 6603); (ij) unmounted glass eyes for dolls or other toys, of heading 7018; (k) parts of general use, as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39); (l) bells, gongs or the like of heading 8306; (m) pumps for liquids (heading 8413), filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases (heading 8421), electric motors (heading 8501), electric transformers (heading 8504) or radio remote control apparatus (heading 8526); (n) sports vehicles (other than bobsleighs, toboggans and the like) of Section XVII; (o) children's bicycles (heading 8712); (p) sports craft such as canoes and skiffs (Chapter 89), or their means of propulsion (Chapter 44 for such articles made of wood); (q) spectacles, goggles or the like, for sports or outdoor games (heading 9004); (r) decoy calls or whistles (heading 9208); (s) arms or other articles of Chapter 93; (t) electric garlands of all kinds (heading 9405); or (u) racket strings, tents or other camping goods, or gloves, mittens and mitts (classified according to their constituent material). 2. This Chapter includes articles in which.....

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Customs Tariff Act 1975 Chapter 95

Title: Toys, Games and Sports Requisites; Parts and Accessories Thereof

State: Central

Year: 1975

.....heading 9503 applies,inter alia, to articles of this heading combined with one or more items, which cannot be considered as sets under the terms of rule 3 (b) of the General rules for Interpretation of this schedule, and which, if presented separately, would be classified in other headings, provided the articles are put up together for retail sale and the combinations have the essential character of toys. 5. Heading 9503 does not cover articles which, on account of their design, shape or constituent material, are identifiable as intended exclusively for animals, for example, "pet toys" (classification in their own appropriateheading).] Tariff Item Description of goods Unit Rate of duty Std. Prefnl. Areas (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 10 [***] 7 [9503 TRICYCLES, SCOOTERS, PEDAL CARS AND SIMILAR WHEELED TOYS; DOLLS' CARRIAGES; DOLLS; OTHER TOYS; REDUCED--SIZE ("SCALE") MODELS AND SIMILAR RECREATIONAL MODELS, WORKING OR NOT; PUZZLES OF ALL KINDS 9503 00 -- Tricycles,.....

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Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970) Chapter VII

Title: Provisions for Secrecy of Certain Inventions

State: Central

Year: 1970

..... ________________________ * Inserted by Patents (Amdt) Act, 2002. dated 25.06.2002 w.e.f 20.05.2003. Section 40 - Liability for contravention of section 35 or section 39 Without prejudice to the provisions contained in Chapter XX, if in respect of an application for a patent any person contravenes any direction as to secrecy given by the Controller under section 351[or makes or causes to be made an application for grant of a patent outside India in contravention of section 39]e application for patent under this Act shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the patent granted, if any, shall be liable to be revoked under section 64. _____________________ 1. Inserted by Patents (Amdt) Act, 2002. dated 25.06.2002 w.e.f 20.05.2003. Section 41 - Finality of orders of Controller and Central Government All orders of the Controller giving directions as to secrecy as well as all orders of the Central Government under this Chapter shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court on any ground whatsoever. Section 42 - Savings respecting disclosure to Government Nothing in this Act shall be held to prevent the disclosure by the Controller of information.....

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