The grant of a patent under the Patents Act, 1970 shall be subject to the condition that

Any product in respect of which the patent is granted may be made or manufactured by anyone during ten years

Any machine, apparatus or other article in respect of which the patent is granted or any article made by using a process in respect of which the patent is granted, may not be imported or made by or on behalf of the Government

Any process in respect of which the patent is granted may be used by or on behalf of the Government for the purpose merely of its own use

In the case of a patent in respect of any medicine or drug, the medicine or drug shall not be imported by the Government for the purpose merely of its own use