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The present legal status of Section 121 of the Patents Act, 1970 is that it:

Section 121, which punished wrongful use of the words "patent office", was omitted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 with effect from 1 August 2024. It…

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The present legal status of Section 121 of the Patents Act, 1970 is that it:

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Section 121, which punished wrongful use of the words "patent office", was omitted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 with effect from 1 August 2024. It was omitted rather than turned into a penalty, and the 2026 Jan Vishwas Act dealt with other sections such as section 119.

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