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Under Explanation 2 to Section 120 of the Patents Act, 1970, the use of the words "patent", "patented",…

Explanation 2 to section 120 says such words "shall be deemed to refer to a patent in force in India, or to a pending application for a patent in India", unless there is an…

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Under Explanation 2 to Section 120 of the Patents Act, 1970, the use of the words "patent", "patented", "patent applied for" or "patent pending" shall ordinarily be deemed to refer to:

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Explanation 2 to section 120 says such words "shall be deemed to refer to a patent in force in India, or to a pending application for a patent in India", unless there is an accompanying indication of a foreign country. The presumption points to India, not to the country of manufacture or to a convention country, and the PCT itself grants no patents.

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