Patents Act · Chapter XII

Surrender and Revocation of Patents

Chapter XII of the Patents Act, 1970 contains 4 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.

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

63–66

Section numbers

63Surrender of patentsSection 63 allows a patentee to offer to surrender a patent, which the Controller may accept after publication and any opposition.
64Revocation of patentsSection 64 lists the grounds on which a granted Indian patent can be revoked by the High Court or by counterclaim.
65Revocation of patent or amendment of complete specification on directions from Government in cases relating to atomic energyLets the Central Government have a granted patent revoked, or its claims cut back, when the invention falls within atomic energy.
66Revocation of patent in public interestAllows the Central Government to revoke a patent by Gazette notification if the patent or the way it is used harms the public.