Patents Act · Chapter XX

Penalties

Chapter XX of the Patents Act, 1970 contains 9 sections, of which 1 has 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.

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Sections in this chapter

In force

Omitted

118–124B

Section numbers

118Contravention of secrecy provisions relating to certain inventionsSection 118 makes it a criminal offence to break a secrecy direction or to file a patent abroad without the required permission.
119Falsification of entries in register, etc.Section 119 punishes faking an entry in the Register of Patents or using a false copy of an entry as evidence.
120Unauthorised claim of patent rightsSection 120 penalises falsely claiming that an article is patented in India or is covered by a pending Indian application.
121Wrongful use of words “patent office” OmittedSection 121 once punished suggesting that a place of business was officially connected with the patent office; it has been omitted.
122Refusal or failure to supply informationSection 122 penalises failing to give information the Act requires about a patent, and knowingly giving false information.
123Practice by non-registered patent agentsSection 123 penalises acting or holding yourself out as a patent agent when you are not on the register of patent agents.
124Offences by companiesSection 124 decides who inside a company is answerable when the company commits an offence under the Patents Act.
124AAdjudication of penaltiesSection 124A sets up an officer of the Patent Office to decide penalties for certain contraventions, with a right of appeal.
124BAppealGives a person penalised by an adjudicating officer under the Patents Act the right to appeal to a designated appellate authority.