Special provisions relating to convention applications
Section 136 of the Patents Act, 1970 deals with special provisions relating to convention applications. Every convention application shall-- (a) be accompanied by a complete specification; The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1978.
(1) Every convention application shall--
(a) be accompanied by a complete specification; and
(b) specify the date on which and the convention country in which the application for protection, or as the case may be, the first of such applications was made; and
(c) state that no application for protection in respect of the invention had been made in a convention country before that date by the applicant or by any person from whom he derives title.
(2) Subject to the provisions contained in section 10, a complete specification filed with a convention application may include claims in respect of developments of, or additions to, the invention in respect of which the application for protection was made in a convention country, being developments or additions in respect of which the applicant would be entitled under the provisions of section 6 to make a separate application for a patent.
(3) A convention application shall not be post-dated under sub-section (1) of section 17 to a date later than the date on which under the provisions of this Act the application could have been made.
Section 136, The Patents Act, 1970 (Act 39 of 1970).
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Questions about Section 136
What does Section 136 of the Patents Act deal with?
Section 136 of the Patents Act is headed "Special provisions relating to convention applications". Every convention application shall-- (a) be accompanied by a complete specification;
How do I find court cases under Section 136 of the Patents Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Patents Act 136, section 136 Patents Act, section 136 of the Patents Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 136 of the Patents Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 6 (Persons entitled to apply for patents), section 10 (Contents of specifications), section 17 (Power of Controller to make orders respecting dating of application), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 136 of the Patents Act come into force?
Section 136 of the Patents Act, cited as Patents Act 136, came into force on 01 Apr 1978, having been enacted on 19 Sep 1970. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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