Overview This article provides a comprehensive, plain-language explanation of PatentRevocationGroundsunderthe Patents Act, 1970 and the Rules made thereunder. This article incorporates all amendments, circulars, and notifications up to March 2026. Relevant provisions:Section64, read with applicable Rules and official guidelines.
A comprehensive guide to patentrevocationunderSection64of the Patents Act, 1970 — covering all grounds including prior art, obviousness, insufficiency,Section3 exclusions and fraud.
Union of India -SectionSection64in The Patents Act, 197064.Revocationof patents.— (1) Subject to the provisions contained in this Act, a patent, whether granted before or after the commencement of this Act, may, be revoked on a petition of any person interested or of the Central Government by the Appellate Board or on a counter-claim in a suit for infringement of the patent by the ...
Section64of the Patents (Indian) Act, 1970 [i] outlines various grounds for patentrevocation, specifying the conditionsunderwhich patents can be revoked. A petition forrevocationcan be filedunderSection64of the Patents Act by any interested party or by the Central Government.
Section64that contains in-exhaustive grounds that dictate the conditions that warrant therevocationof patents. Therevocationof patent can be applied for by making a petition,underSection64of the Patents Act, by any person interested or it can also be applied for by the Central Government.
