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Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970) Section 83

Title: General Principles Applicable to Working of Patented Inventions

State: Central

Year: 1970

.....to encourage inventions and to secure that the inventions are worked in India on a commercial scale and to the fullest extent that is reasonably practicable without undue delay; (b) that they are not granted merely to enable patentees to enjoy a monopoly for the importation of the patented article; (c) that the protection and enforcement of patent rights contribute to the promotion of technological innovation and to the transfer and dissemination of technology, to the mutual advantage of producers and users of technological knowledge and in a manner conducive to social and economic welfare, and to a balance of rights and obligations; (d) that patents granted do not impede protection of public health and nutrition and should act as instrument to promote public interest specially in sectors of vital importance for socio-economic and technological development of India; (e) that patents granted do not in any way prohibit Central Government in taking measures to protect public health; (f) that the patent right is not abused by the patentee or person deriving title or interest on patent from the patentee, and the patentee or a person deriving title or interest on patent.....

Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970) Amending Act I

Title: Amendment Act

State: Central

Year: 1970

PATENTS(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2002 [Act,No. 38 of 2002] [25thJune, 2002] PREAMBLE AnAct further to amend the Patents Act, 1970 BEit enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third year of the Republic of India asfollows :- 1.Short title and commencement (1)This Act may be called the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002. (2)It shall come into force on such 1 date as the Central Governmentmay, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates maybe appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any suchprovision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference tothe coming into force of that provision. 2.Substitution of certain words for the words "High Court" and "Court" Inthe Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970) (hereinafter referred to as the principalAct), for the words "High Court" wherever they occur in sections 21, 43 and71 and the word "Court" occurring in sections 21 and 71, the words "AppellateBoard" and "Board" shall respectively be substituted. 3.Amendment of section 2.- Insection 2 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),- (a)for clause (a), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely :- .....

Patents Act, 1970 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1970

PATENTS ACT, 1970 PATENTS ACT, 1970 39 OF 1970 An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to patents. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER 1 : PRELIMINARY SECTION 1 : Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Patents Act, 1970. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint : Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. SECTION 2 : Definitions and interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Appellate Board" means the Appellate Board referred to in Sec. 116; (ab) "assignee" includes an assignee of the assignee and the legal representative of a deceased assignee and references to the assignee of any person include references to the assignee of the legal representative or assignee of that person; (aba) "Budapest Treaty" mean the Budapest.....