The Controller may remove the name of any person registered from the register of Patent Agents after giving a opportunity for him to be heard, if, his name was added to the register by error due to misrepresentation or suspension of material; he has been convicted of any offence and sentenced to a term of…
The Controller may refuse to recognise a person as an agent in respect of any proceedings if, his name is removed from register and not restored; he is convicted of an offence under section 123; he is not a registered patent agent and is just a person acting as an agent for applying patents in…
Nothing in this act prohibits an applicant for a patent from drafting any specification or appearing or acting before the Controller; or an advocate, who is not a patent agent from taking part in any proceeding before the Controller on behalf of an applicant.
Any country or group of Countries or union of Countries or Intergovernmental Organisations, which has signed or would sign an international, regional or bi-lateral treaty (agreement) along with India; that allows the applicants of Patents of India to enjoy the same privileges upon grant of patents with the same protection, rights etc., for patent owners…
If any Country as specified on the notification of the Central Government in the Official Gazette as a convention country does not provide the same rights (grant, protection of patents) as to their Country Citizens to Indian citizens, no citizen of that Country shall be entitled to, apply for grant of a patent; be registered as…
When application for protection of patent rights has been filed by the patentee or assignee or legal representative in any convention country, it should be made within 12 months from the date of filing same complete specification of a patent application in India. When application for protection is made in one or more convention countries…
All Convention applications shall, Contain a Complete specification; specify the date and the Convention Country in which the application for protection for the first application is made; bare a statement that no application for protection for the same invention had been made in a convention country before that date mentioned by the applicant or any…
When two or more applications for patents in respect of inventions have been made in one or more convention countries; and those inventions are all interrelated as if it constitutes one invention, only one application may be made by any or all the persons with legal right on the patents within 12 months from the…
If a Convention application is filed and if the Controller requires the applicant to furnish copies of all supporting documents, copies of specifications along with the Complete specification which are so deposited by the applicant to the patent office of the Convention Country; the applicant shall furnish all such documents as verified to the satisfaction of…
All other rules and provisions of this act apply to convention applications also and granted patents shall be considered as an ordinary application in India.