Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
39. In section 54 of the principal Act,—
(a) in sub-section (3), for the words "complete specification", occurring at both the places, the word "application" shall be substituted;
of 2005]
(b) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(4) A patent of addition shall not be granted before grant of the patent for the main invention."
Source: India Code