intellectual · In Force

Patents Act 1970

TRIPS-compliant since 2005. Section 3(d) anti-evergreening. Compulsory licensing (Section 84). 20-year term. Pre/post-grant opposition. Patent Office at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata.

Amended

2002, 2005

Ministry

DPIIT

Key provisions and changes

• Pharma product patents (2005)
• Section 3(d) anti-evergreening
• Compulsory licensing Section 84
• 20-year term
• Pre/post-grant opposition