PATENT ACT, 140

PoRTANT EfINITIONS
(ac) " Capable oendustial aptecakon", in rlaken to an inunhon, mesmd
hod the nvention u capalble a being made ar e d ia an indus try

>G)*venhon mears a neuo produc ar process nuolwi an invenni

sep and capals ondutrial applicahion

Cja)nueniue stepi aear an Enventian thad nvelve
echnca adwance as Compard to he existing uneoledge or

hasrng econonuuc ana sr boh and t a t maken h e invenho

nof ooutau fo person 3kiled he art
L " neuo invention ann any nventian astechno losy ohicdh
has no been anficipakd by publicokan in any documenf or
wwed in he County ar elaeLohere i n t e o6ld belorc he
dake oith
oleng spatent appl+caiarn complle specaion,
e , he sussetmatter ha noallen n pusic domain
hat d o u not o rm part he stake a he art .
»(y) ** t r and st ventor does no4 ndude eiher t

importer e an Enwentian nto india, or a perton to onom

an nvenion s communicatd from sustle Tnsia

SECTiON 3 oH4T AAE NoT INvEN TiOsS

a) Fivo Lous or contrano welletablishesd naual laos-
Cne

- ) pimary, n t c e d mescial explotahian

e -
con trany
to puloie erde ar moraliy Causes Serios Pruice to human
animal ar plant Li/heal to e enuironme
Caae
 -(C) scientie pinip, fomukakon oabtrack heoy
n nature
non- Liing suostance occurug

Cae

-d)neuo orm ohroon guhstance

excp. enhanceent knauon
oiscovery e neo propety or ekcac
euo ue
aunacon &ubsance
mert wle hnoon process Madine aPpaatus'"

-exe results n nuo pro duct er enployt at least ane

neo rackant

Caxe

-te) suubst a n c e ebtoined by nuere adnix ture

Case

arrangement, r-arrongemnt
or dupltcaken anouon duwioes
each
unchianeng lderondenly.

Caxe
h )medbuod a9ricultur orordi culture

i ) procens ormedicnel , Sugical, Curat Propyocke,

lock, dioqnoshe,
prophy lrcke,
d
duoan
Ay lo r e d s hem
he rpeuie ar ether trealment o anima

ree o sease nreaue econOmue

ast

Lan, aninals , eeds . Naieiea, species 4 blolagical proceass

plane,
plants and ànimal
prduunion or
propaahn

U) mahematial/ bunes nnethod Orcompuker proaramne/algorth

Ce

ero.rq, drawmaic uuCeal. artfefic a r atthebic Cveatisn

am televr ion produuchions
ndudi cinemaBo grapuie
-m) eheme, rule , mdhod s peronng mental act or
p qa
Cone

n) preaentatian e enaion
Coe

e) topoqaa tkegraled cir cuos

Cae

ras
tradional knouoledge or
aggqalion/auptialon of
Popere tradeltonally anaLon COnponent (s) .

X
CH. ui e APruicAtTION OR PATENTS

SeCTiON 6 Persons en tled to appy or paets.

Applicakion opalent May be ade by JolLauo perse
(ether alone ointy)
(a)true andst inventor
) assiq nee he person claitng to be true l rs
invenor
C) laal epresentaiu e any deccaicd person
Sectio : Povisional and Compleke speikakiens
A compele speiteahon shall b led t i n 12 months rom
dae i ppCenhion, nat, oleemes o be abondoned.

CoP allouos orcomplek specieation to be d o o

appicalions acompained by Prouisional apecilicahion
relona o Same inventien.

A he requ opplicoant, otluen 12 mortea

Complere spuikehon, CoP shall rea a a proús ian al

speciiakon

Upon
Opon F cople speccaliams, ad he requst
pacaut Provisienal spectcahans can be Cancelle and
he applieabicn & pat-dald to e date of t g
Ccmpe specicahion.
SecTON JO : Contents sspeicaions
Every specicohion shall dec be e enhon an egin
Lotth a 4tte sucient ndicotinae sukj - nmatter +8

olich he nventan relade.

rausings ay
be
be allooed and à necessary oen CoPPso
qrs demed to be part e pectcaken
Model seumple shall be nshesd sun he oP coruiders
supplmen ed oy ef,
had an applicodian ghoud be Luther
be deened to bepor speciteakion.
shall not
Every cOmple speicekion shal
descrihe Hu Envenien , ds
(a) l y and parttally
operation/ uwt * e mehod by wich a to oe
permncd
C) discos beal meuss operornnshe
ivontion.
 CC)end wh a claim(5) de he sCop
nvenhen Hechnical
abstractto provde
accompained by an
)
ormahen.
applicahon
designah9 lndia Tdia
n case
ntoruahenal
ter clatms
hall
dhall be tko
tako
abstract ?
4RRe deucrishiön , draouas,
,

spe z(Rcahon
as he complee s to sinqle
a
shal rdak
speccnkian to fom
Claim!s) o a complele s to
n h e d so a s
inhed fom
venhions
venhons

Envention or o a grouP e clear,

succnk &
clear, succent be
&be
shall
nvekueconcep.
e 3peccaheu
snote
mater dis cloted
aa
isbucd n hHu

- APPLicATIONS.
CH.N:roBLeATN
beAtn ATOAL f

SEcTuON A : Pub licahen aelications. o he

shall o ordinaily openea
N o applicaion or paend
Palent Rlu.2003 unlus al h e
24,
Public or 8 nonths"Rule
quet 4e p licant
lcahion a r expi o 8 uondhs
->Exephionsor pub
Secruuy direchion impos ed 's.
33s.
S.
a) 3ecr

(L) abandoned /s 9().

C)oärauon hree months prior,
shall done aer be
cau esecrecy di",
For
Publicohian
dir C e a s t oopea -n

period a c c o e n the
he 18mohs"
o h i h ever laker.
nil-e
nand from he dale publicakion oapplicaion
shall have 4e ihe
paden the applicant nvenh'on
&nvenh'on has been
and
hls as he parentor
privtleqes
rantEdar he daic p u blicaton.
 Appieant shall not be enktled ontitute

o nringemert wh ne palen qranted

a n t e d

SecTON 16 +eqstorexaminaion.

shall be exained unless |he appicand or

applicahion
No
person make
a rcquest
any
ether &nteres fed
not made tin pracreoed ine, h e
the request
treated os o thdraun.
apptcahen shall be
e made uotthin a h e
- T h e cquut oexonenaion m
prscribe perodrom h e d a t ocakion e secrec

derechio
ECToN 12: txaminahion applicahon
Loen a rcqul o r eeunination hou een made,
pplicahon , spec{icahisn other documents readed hereto
making a repert
shalloe rered to an examiner o
epor4 &wnade n rpet te follooEng matters
a) touether -he picakion, speccoien ethe
douments are n ordance oGHn requirunnens ®

Ac/Rule
)tonelher Hhere a n l nd o ebjechon
to thearant padent.
Ce) The r e l u e Envutiqaiens maes u/s. 13.

matter prucribedd
d) oy ther
14SECTION J3 Search or ani cpation oy preiouu puslicahian
Ond by péor cdoRm
he exonniner shall make nvesiqabion othe purpos
0Crairinq ohelher {hee nuentionofar a claemed En

onq lair e complle specitcdjon

tilal has ottn
o n auiipated loy puusicotion or
the da e a cople speceaion
 an o{her Conpletc p
) cloimed in any claim compe e spec.,
Pustshed en er aer the ddate
clainúnq eprio?tty date ar iev thon
daled beore
ha dale
Jndia or elsrolen
hy pusicahon in
been antiipateel
Las
hi dae of coplk spec.
P

any document beore

shall be examened ushgahd
invehiqad
The amended specitcakian
+he oriqtnal spec icahon.
as
ehe
manner

En
in he

Cosiderakion por
eoannuner
by Contrpe
SECTON 4
grantedhen
obeng heard shall be
The opportun the appicant reguiru
exanier
adsvese to
por ar e r docuen
ettu dlotumunt
amedmwk o applicakion, specitcakion
OCHhHhe provision
Conp l i a n c e
to

aSeaiON 19: Pooer oController

n case ePolential &ngema
nuentien canmot be
Controller Ahal
an

appearso ne
1t
o gom ent oa claim
otlhout sulhstanial i k tha
pecormeod har a
reerence
to
thar padent e nuay dirc wnteusi
ay bt&nuerted n the complele pec,

ther patent a
he applicaud shouss r t a s o n ab qrownds
e ar coveah
(
Paded
tne validlety 4u sokd clolm of other
amendesl.
b) The compleke specihiahion i
may be deleted
nstancu ohen such rercnee
rwokessr t e r s se
ceaiu
s
(a) The ether padent
o be n o r c deluhion
other pokent
amended by
() 8petitcahion
eeJant elaim he h e co
court er of,
(c) o u n o ,ên proccealEng beor
& Enualid
ar

paten
+had h relwan cloRm other
not Bngd.
 CH.VDPposTIo RocGEDNGs To GRANT OF TATENTs

a Secios 2S: Opeosihien to h e patnt

he grondsor oppotthon opalen! are -
-there
a(a) Lorogl olaiing o nvenhion any pa sr

pulolialued beor the prioiy dale t h doim

(C) elatnnsd i a claim qcoplut spec puslished an sc

aer he prrory dale e the applicank's claim d

Pursuance an appicaion lor a paten! & Tuslia , beën
å earier Hhewn thdt
a claim e uich h e prioihy date

appcant's elaim

p s l i l y kuouon sr e d n Tdia belor p.d of tha

cloim
e diou 3 dlsary dou nat inuolue uenhve atep.

Nol an invention witen h

meaning e Act er
snat parentalsle
a Complee spec dou ssueiently cleary deacrehe
venhon ar u melhod by shil be perfor
(h) Applicant oed to dicdose the inormakion regd oy s8
F urnished onahion wuih naY arenal partiuda
OLAlae to
hit kious ledlge
not made
) In caue e Lowenion aP plicotien,
monhu rom da t t appzokion for
he iunion made n a Conwenhan ceuntn
procchion or
menions th source
j) dpe not desclott ar
oronay
material
qecorauical erigt o bioLoqical
reqarl to h knauoledige oral , er

k) Antiüpoed haine
Local
o iqena
err iudiqens
cal e
auailakle odtin ay
heron ,

elseahere
Co Mn9 yin Tdia or

T h CoP shall noiy h patentee upon he o fice el

Oppos+on u/s 25(2).