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Revocation of patent can be invoked by

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Revocation of patent can be invoked by
  1. any aggrieved person
  2. any aggrieved person or central government
  3. any person interested
  4. any person interested or central government or on a counter-claim in a suit

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D - any person interested or central government or on a counter-claim in a suit
Under section 64(1) of the Patents Act, 1970 a patent may be revoked on a petition by any person interested or by the Central Government, or on a counter-claim in a suit for infringement; since the Appellate Board was abolished in 2021, such petitions go to the High Court. The options naming only an aggrieved person, or only a person interested, leave out the other routes the section provides.

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