Patents Act, 1970

CHAPTER IV

[PUBLICATION AND] EXAMINATION OF APPLICATIONS

[Publication of applications.

11A . [(1) Save as otherwise provided, no application for patent shall ordinarily be open to the public for such period as may be prescribed.

(2) The applicant may, in the prescribed manner, request the Controller to publish his application at any time before the expiry of the period prescribed under sub-section (1) and subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the Controller shall publish such application as soon as possible.

(3) Every application for a patent shall, on the expiry of the period specified under sub-section (1), be published, except in cases where the application-

(a)	-	in which secrecy direction is imposed under section 35; or
(b)	-	has been abandoned under sub-section (1) of section 9; or
(c)	-	has been withdrawn three months prior to the period specified under sub-section (1).]

(4) In case a secrecy direction has been given in respect of an application under section 35, .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store