The Register of Patents and official records
What the Register records, who can see it, and how errors are corrected.
The Register records granted patents and the particulars the Act prescribes, including assignments, transmissions, licences and renewals.
It is open to public inspection, and certified copies and extracts can be obtained. What the Register says is the starting point for anyone doing diligence on a patent.
Clerical errors can be corrected on application, with advertisement and an opportunity to oppose where the correction is significant.
The provisions that govern this
Act sections and Rules are listed separately, as they always are on this site. Open a provision for its own explanation, example and deadlines.
Patents Act, 1970 — sections
- 23Advertisement of acceptance of complete specification
- 28Mention of inventor as such in patent
- 44Amendment of patent granted to deceased applicant
- 50Rights of co-owners of patents
- 67Register of patents and particulars to be entered therein
- 68Assignments, etc., not to be valid unless in writing and duly executed
- 69Registration of assignments, transmissions, etc.
- 70Power of registered grantee or proprietor to deal with patent
- 71Rectification of register by High Court
- 72Register to be open for inspection
- 74Patent office and its branches
- 76Officers and employees not to furnish information, etc.
- 78Power of Controller to correct clerical errors, etc.
- 93Order for licence to operate as a deed between parties concerned
- 115Scientific advisers
- 117DProcedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board
- 117EAppearance of Controller in legal proceedings
- 119Falsification of entries in register, etc.
- 125Register of patent agents
- 130Removal from register of patent agents and restoration
- 145Publication of official journal
- 147Evidence of entries, documents, etc.
- 149Service of notices, etc., by post
- 151Transmission of orders of courts to Controller
- 152Transmission of copies of specifications, etc., and inspection thereof
- 153Information relating to patents
- 154Loss or destruction of patents
- 155Reports of Controller to be placed before Parliament
Patents Rules, 2003 — rules
- 11Order of recording applications
- 25Identification of published applications
- 27Inspection and supply of published documents
- 34Manner in which a claim under section 20(1) shall be made
- 37Numbering of applications on the grant of patent
- 40Omitted
- 61Copies of documents to be supplied
- 66Form of making a request under section 28(2)
- 67Form of making a claim under section 28(3)
- 68Form of application to be made under section 28(7)
- 70Mention of inventor
- 70ACertificate of inventorship
- 74Form of patent
- 74AInspection of documents related to grant of patent
- 82Preparation of amended specifications, etc.
- 83Publication of the amendment allowed
- 88Register of patents under section 67
- 89Omitted
- 90Registration of title and interest in patents
- 91Presentation of assignment, etc., of patent to Controller
- 92Registration of title or interest in a patent
- 93Entry of renewal fee
- 94Alteration of address
- 95Inspection of register of patents under section 72 and fees payable therefor
- 99Manner of publication of the revocation order
- 103Roll of scientific advisers
- 103ADisqualifications for inclusion in the roll of scientific advisers
- 104Manner of application for inclusion in the roll of scientific advisers
- 105Inclusion of the name of any other person in the roll of scientific advisers
- 106Power to relax
- 107Removal of names from the roll of scientific advisers
- 108Particulars to be contained in the register of patent agents
- 109Application for registration of patent agents
- 111Registration of patent agents
- 111AIssue of duplicate certificate of patent agents
- 112Details to be included in an application for the registration of a patent agent
- 113Registration of patent agents under section 126(2)
- 114Disqualifications for registration as a patent agent
- 116Removal of a name from the register of patent agents
- 117Restoration of name of persons removed from the register of patent agents
- 118Alteration of names, etc., in the register of patent agents
- 119Refusal to recognise as patent agent
- 120Publication of the names of patent agents registered under the Act
- 121AAddress of communications
- 122Correction of clerical errors
- 123Manner of advertisement of the proposed correction of any error
- 124Manner and time of opposition to the making of corrections
- 125Notification of corrections
- 131Form and manner in which statements required under section 146(2) to be furnished
- 132Form of application for the issue of a duplicate patent
- 133Supply of certified copies and certificates under sections 72 and 147
- 134Request for information under section 153
- 137Powers of Controller generally
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