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

Section 6

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

16. In section 17 of the principal Act, in sub-section (I), for the words "before acceptance of the complete specification", the words "before the grant of the patent" shall be substituted.

Source: India Code