Title: | Section 22 (g) and 181 of the Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Criminal sanctions for patent infringement |
Summary table: |
22. Enforcement of Rights and Disputes Resolution
(g) Any person who infringes or attempts to infringe any of the rights protected under this Part shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction be liable to any penalty as provided for in Chapters XXXVIII and XLI of the Act.
Infringement of Patents
181. Any person who wilfully infringes the rights of any registered owner, assignee or licensee of a patent shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction after trial before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to double the amount of such fine or term of imprisonment or both.