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The Patents Act, 1970 (Act No. 39 of 1970, as amended up to the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005)
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Year of Version
2017
Dates
Status as of:
June 23, 2017
Amended up to:
January 1, 2005
Entry into force:
April 20, 1972
Enacted:
September 19, 1970
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Genetic Resources,
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Notes
This consolidated version of the Patents Act, 1970 (Act No. 39 of 1970) updated on June 23, 2017, takes into account amendments up to the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005, which entered into force on different dates.
The said amending Act introduced amendments to the following provisions of this consolidated version:
- Chapter I, section 2;
- Chapter II, section 5;
- Chapter IV, sections 11B, 18, 22 to 24;
- Chapter IVA (omitted);
- Chapter VIII, section 53;
- Chapter XIX, section 116;
- Chapter XXI, section 126; and
- Chapter XXIII, sections 152 & 163.
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