Power of registered grantee or proprietor to deal with patent
Section 70 of the Patents Act, 1970 deals with power of registered grantee or proprietor to deal with patent. Subject to the provisions contained in this Act relating to co-ownership of patents and subject also to any rights vested in any other person of which notice is entered in the register, the person or persons registered as grantee or proprietor of a patent shall have power to assign, grant licences u The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1978.
Subject to the provisions contained in this Act relating to co-ownership of patents and subject also to any rights vested in any other person of which notice is entered in the register, the person or persons registered as grantee or proprietor of a patent shall have power to assign, grant licences under, or otherwise deal with, the patent and to give effectual receipts for any consideration for any such assignment, licence or dealing:
Provided that any equities in respect of the patent may be enforced in like manner as in respect of any other movable property.
Section 70, The Patents Act, 1970 (Act 39 of 1970).
Questions about Section 70
What does Section 70 of the Patents Act deal with?
Section 70 of the Patents Act is headed "Power of registered grantee or proprietor to deal with patent". Subject to the provisions contained in this Act relating to co-ownership of patents and subject also to any rights vested in any other person of which notice is entered in the register, the person or persons registered as grantee or proprietor of a patent shall have power to assign, grant licences u
How do I find court cases under Section 70 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 70, section 70 Patents Act, section 70 of the Patents Act. People searching for it also type patents act s 70. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 70 of the Patents Act come into force?
Section 70 of the Patents Act, cited as Patents Act 70, 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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