If the Central Government is of the opinion that the patent is against the public interest, then
Section 66 empowers the Central Government, where it considers a patent or its mode of exercise "mischievous to the State or generally prejudicial to the public", to declare…
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If the Central Government is of the opinion that the patent is against the public interest, then
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Section 66 empowers the Central Government, where it considers a patent or its mode of exercise "mischievous to the State or generally prejudicial to the public", to declare so in the Official Gazette after hearing the patentee, and the patent is then deemed to be revoked. The Government need not persuade the patentee to withdraw it or apply to any tribunal.
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