Patents Act · Chapter XI

Restoration of Lapsed Patents

Chapter XI of the Patents Act, 1970 contains 3 sections. 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.

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Sections in this chapter

In force

Omitted

60–62

Section numbers

60Applications for restoration of lapsed patentsSection 60 lets a patentee apply to restore a patent that lapsed for unpaid renewal fees, within eighteen months of the lapse.
61Procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed patentsSection 61 sets out how a restoration application is decided: publication, opposition by interested persons, a hearing, and restoration on payment of the arrears.
62Rights of patentees of lapsed patents which have been restoredSection 62 limits a restored patent: no suit for acts done during the lapse, and protection for good faith users.