The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDlNARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 420] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2002/VAISAKHA 17, 1924 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—She. 3 (ii)]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th May. 2002
S.O. 495(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules, further lo amend the Patent Rules, 1972. was published as required under sub-section (3) of Section 159 of the Patents Ad. 1970 (39 of 1970) vide notificaion of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) number S.O. 225(E) dated 21st February, 2002 in Part 11. Section \ Sub-section (ii) of die Gazette of India. Extraordinary dated the 21 st February, 2002 for inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of that Gazette in which the notification was published were made available to the public;
And whereas copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public on 22nd day of February. 2002;
"And whereas no objections and suggestions have been received from The public on the said draft rules within the said period of thirty days;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers confened by Section 159 of the Patents Act 1970 (39 of .1970), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely •—
1. (i) These rules may be called the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2002.
(ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in Ihe Official Gazette.
2. In (he Patents Rules. 1972, in Chapter 11 A, 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. 14/8/200 l-PP&C]
A.E. AHMAD, Jt, Secy.
Footnote.— The principal rules were notified vide number S.O. 3()1(E). dated the 20th April, 1972 and subsequently amended vide:—
(i) S.O. 2908 dated the 31st July. 1976;
(ii) SO. 359g dated the 28th October, 1977;
(iii) S.O. 468(E) dated the 26th June. 1972;
(iv) S.O. 889(E) dated the 23rd November. 1993;
(v) S.O. 1029(E) dated the 2nd December. 1998: