In force · As amended up to 2026-08
Chapter XXIII: ## MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER XXIII
MISCELLANEOUS
140. Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions.
141. Determination of certain contracts.
142. Fees.
143. Restrictions upon publication of specification.
144. Reports of Examiners to be confidential.
145. Publication of official journal.
146. Power of Controller to call for information from patentees.
147. Evidence of entries, documents, etc.
148. Declaration by infant, lunatic, etc.
149. Service of notices, etc., by post.
150. Security for costs.
151. Transmission of orders of courts to Controller.
152. [ Omitted .]
153. Information relating to Patents.
154. Loss or destruction of Patents.
155. Reports of Controller to be placed before Parliament.
156. Patent to bind Government.
157. Right of Government to sell or use forfeited articles.
- 157A. Protection of security of India.
158. Power of High Courts to make rules.
159. Power of Central Government to make rules.
160. Rules to be placed before Parliament.
161. [ Omitted .]
162. Repeal of Act 2 of 1911 in so far as it relates to patents and savings. 163. [ Omitted .] THE SCHEDULE.
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
ACT NO. 39 OF 1970
[19 th September , 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:—
Source: India Code