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The Patents Rules, 2003

Made under the Patents Act, 1970.

Published
2 May 2003
Ministry
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Pages
174
Amendments
9
Gazette copy (PDF, 2.9 MB)

As first published. These rules have been amended since 2 May 2003. The amendments are listed below; read them with this copy.

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Amendments

Amendments made since these rules were first published. This list may not be complete yet.

  1. The Patents (Amendment) rules, 2006 (5 May 2006)
  2. The Patents (Amendment) rules, 2012 (25 September 2012)
  3. The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2013 (23 April 2013)
  4. The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2014 (28 February 2014)
  5. The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2016 (16 May 2016)
  6. The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2017 (1 December 2017)
  7. The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2019 (17 September 2019)
  8. The Patents (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2020 (18 December 2020)
  9. The Patents Amendment Rules, 2020 (18 December 2020)