Patents Act · Chapter IVA

Exclusive Marketing Rights (Omitted)

Chapter IVA of the Patents Act, 1970 contains 6 sections, of which 6 have been omitted. Each one has its own page with a plain-language explanation, a worked Indian example, the forms and deadlines it touches, and the rules it connects to.

Ch I Ch II Ch III Ch IV Ch IVA Ch V Ch VI Ch VII Ch VIII Ch IX Ch X Ch XI Ch XII Ch XIII Ch XIV Ch XV Ch XVI Ch XVII Ch XVIII Ch XIX Ch XX Ch XXI Ch XXII Ch XXIII

Sections in this chapter

In force

Omitted

24A–24F

Section numbers

24AApplication for grant of exclusive rights OmittedAn omitted provision that once let the holder of a mailbox drug or agrochemical application apply for exclusive marketing rights before patents were available.
24BGrant of exclusive rights OmittedAn omitted provision that once set the conditions for granting exclusive marketing rights and limited how long those rights could last.
24CCompulsory licences OmittedAn omitted provision that once allowed compulsory licences to be granted over exclusive marketing rights, in the same way as over patents.
24DSpecial provision for selling or distribution OmittedAn omitted provision that once let the Central Government allow someone other than the exclusive rights holder to sell or distribute an article.
24ESuits relating to infringements OmittedAn omitted provision that once applied the Act's infringement suit machinery to exclusive marketing rights as if they were patents.
24FCentral Government and its officers not to be liable OmittedAn omitted provision that once protected the Central Government and its officers from suit for acts done in good faith under the exclusive rights chapter.