The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005, 15 of 2005, (Rep., Act 23 of 2016)

Section 17. In section 18 of the principal Act,

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17. In section 18 of the principal Act,— (a) in sub-section (I), for the words "to accept the complete specification", the words "the application" shall be substituted; (b) sub-section (4) shall be omitted.

Source: India Code