Patents Rules · Chapter XIV

Scientific Advisers

Chapter XIV of the Patents Rules, 2003 contains 6 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

103–107

Rule numbers

103Roll of scientific advisersProvides for the roll of scientific advisers and the qualifications a person needs to be included in it.
103ADisqualifications for inclusion in the roll of scientific advisersLists the grounds that make a person ineligible for inclusion in the roll of scientific advisers.
104Manner of application for inclusion in the roll of scientific advisersExplains how a scientist or technologist applies to have their name included in the roll of scientific advisers.
105Inclusion of the name of any other person in the roll of scientific advisersAllows a qualified person to be added to the roll of scientific advisers even without a personal application.
106Power to relaxAllows the requirements for the roll of scientific advisers to be relaxed in a deserving case, for recorded reasons.
107Removal of names from the roll of scientific advisersSets out when and how a name is taken off the roll of scientific advisers.