Revocation of patent can be invoked by
Question and options
Revocation of patent can be invoked by
- any aggrieved person
- any aggrieved person or central government
- any person interested
- 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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