Patents Rules · Chapter IX

Amendment of Application, Specification or any Document Relating Thereto

Chapter IX of the Patents Rules, 2003 contains 3 rules. Each one has its own page with a plain-language explanation, a worked Indian example, the forms and deadlines it touches, and the sections it connects to.

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Rules in this chapter

In force

Omitted

81–83

Rule numbers

81Amendment of application, specification or any document relating theretoSets out how to ask the Controller to amend an application, specification or related document, and how others may oppose that request.
82Preparation of amended specifications, etc.Requires a clean, properly prepared copy of the amended specification or document once the Controller has allowed an amendment.
83Publication of the amendment allowedRequires an amendment allowed after grant to be published, so the public can see how the granted patent has changed.