Patents Act, 1970
Section - 20 - Powers of Controller to make orders regarding substitution of applicants, etc
Powers of Controller to make orders regarding substitution of applicants, etc.
20. (1) If the Controller is satisfied, on a claim made in the prescribed manner at any time before a patent has been granted, that by virtue of any assignment or agreement in writing made by the applicant or one of the applicants for the patent or by operation of law, the claimant would, if the patent were then granted, be entitled thereto or to the interest of the applicant therein, or to an undivided share of the patent or of that interest, the Controller may, subject to the provisions of this section, direct that the application shall proceed in the name of the claimant or in the names of the claimants and the applicant or the other joint applicant or applicants, accordingly as the case may require.
(2) No such direction as aforesaid shall be given by virtue of any assignment or agreement made by one of two or more joint applicants for a patent except with the consent of the other joint applicant or applicants.
(3) No such direction as aforesaid shall be given by virtue of any assignment or agreement for the assignment of the benefit of an invention unless-
| (a) | - | the invention is identified therein by reference to the number of the application for the patent; or |
| (b) | - | there is produced to the Co .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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