Act Number: 39

Act Name: The Patents Act, 1970

Year: 1970

Enactment Date: 1970-09-19

Long Title: An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to patents.

Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Section 34: No anticipation if circumstances are only as described in sections 29, 30, 31 and 32.
    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Controller shall not refuse 1*** to grant a patent, and a patent shall not be revoked or invalidated by reason only of any circumstances which, by virtue of section 29 or section 30 or section 31 or section 32, do not constitute an anticipation of the invention claimed in the specification.
Notes:
1. The words "to accept complete specification for a patent or" omitted by Act 15 of 2005, s. 27 (w.e.f. 1-1-2005).
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