THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART 11—SEC. 3(ii)]

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 21 st February, 2002

S.O. 225(E).—The following draft of certain rules, further to amend the Patents Rules, 1972, which the Central

Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 159 of the Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970) is

hereby published, as required by Sub-secti on (3) of that section, for the information of all persons likely to be affected

thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of

thirty days from the date the copies of the Gazette containing the notification are made available to the general public,

Any objection or suggestion wliichmaybereceived from any parson withrespect to the said draft before the expiry

of the aforesaid period will be considered by the Central Government;

Objections or suggestions, if any, may be sent to the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce

and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), UdyogBhavan, NewDelhi-110011.

Draft Rules

1 (1) These rules maybe called the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2002.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication hi the Official Gazette.

2. In the Patents Rules, 1972, in Chapter 1IA, for clause (a) of sub-rule (6) of rule 20D, the following clause shall be

substituted, namely :—

" (a) Where the applicant has not before the expiration of nineteen months from the priority date referred

to in Article 2(xi), elected India for the purpose of the use of the result of international preliminary examination,

thirty one months from the priority date; and"

[No. 14/8/2001-PP&C1

A. E, AHMAD, Jt Secy.

Footnote.—The principal rules were notified vide number S.O. 30] (E), dated the 20th April, 1972 and subsequently

amended vide :—

0) S.O. 2908 dated the 31st My, 1976;

Cii) S.O. 3598 dated the 28thOctober, 1977;

(Hi) S.O. 468(E) dated the 26th June, 1992;

(iv) SO.889(E)dated the23rdNovember, 1993;

(v) S.O. 1029(E) dated the 2nd December, 1998;

(vi) S.O. 411(E) dated the 2nd June, 1999;

(vii) S.O, 1148(E) dated the 19thNovember, 1999.

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