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

Section 52. In section 84 of the principal Act,

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52. In section 84 of the principal Act,— (a) in sub-section (1), for the word "sealing", the word "grant" shall be substituted; (b) in sub-section (6), the following Explanation shall be inserted at the end, namely:— 'Explanation.—For the purposes of clause (iv), "reasonable period" shall be construed as a period not ordinarily exceeding a period of six months.'

Source: India Code