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Under Sec. 53 of the Patents Act, 1970, the term of every patent granted after the commencement of the…

Section 53(1) of the Patents Act provides a term of twenty years from the application filing date. It covers patents granted after commencement of the specified amendment…

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Under Sec. 53 of the Patents Act, 1970, the term of every patent granted after the commencement of the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002, and the term of every patent which has not expired and has not ceased to have effect on the date of such commencement, under the Act, shall be __________ from the date of filing of the application for the patent.

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Section 53(1) of the Patents Act provides a term of twenty years from the application filing date. It covers patents granted after commencement of the specified amendment and patents that remained unexpired and effective at that commencement.

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