Patents Rules · Chapter X

Restoration of Patents

Chapter X 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.

Ch I Ch II Ch III Ch IV Ch V Ch VI Ch VII Ch VIII Ch IX Ch X Ch XI Ch XII Ch XIII Ch XIV Ch XV Ch XVI

Rules in this chapter

In force

Omitted

84–86

Rule numbers

84Restoration of patentsSets out how to apply for restoration of a lapsed patent and how the Controller decides whether a prima facie case exists.
85Opposition to restoration under section 61Lets an interested person oppose the restoration of a lapsed patent after the restoration application is published.
86Payment of unpaid renewal feesRequires the unpaid renewal fees and additional fee to be paid before a restored patent is finally revived and recorded.