Patents Act, 1970 · Chapter XXIII — Miscellaneous
Section 162: Repeal of Act 2 of 1911 in so far as it relates to patents and savings
Text of section 162
(1) The Indian Patents and Designs Act, 1911, in so far as it relates to patents, is hereby repealed, that is to say, the said Act shall be amended in the manner specified in the Schedule.
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(4) The mention of particular matters in this section shall not prejudice the general application of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1987), with respect to repeals.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, any suit for infringement of a patent or any proceeding for revocation of a patent, pending in any court at the commencement of this Act, may be continued and disposed of, as if this Act had not been passed.
All sections of the Patents Act, 1970
Text of the Patents Act, 1970 as amended up to 2024, from the consolidated version published by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (IP India). Reproduced under section 52(1)(q) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Check the official text before relying on it.