Patents Act, 1970

Section - 117E - Appearance of Controller in legal proceedings

Appearance of Controller in legal proceedings.

117E. (1)The Controller shall have the right to appear and be heard-

(a)-in any legal proceedings before the [High Court] in which the relief sought includes alteration or rectification of the register or in which any question relating to the practice of the patent office is raised;
(b)-in any appeal to the [High Court] from an order of the Controller on an application for grant to a patent-
(i)-which is not opposed, and the application is either refused by the Controller or is accepted by him subject to any amendments, modifications, conditions or limitations; or
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