Under Section 117A(4) of the Patents Act, 1970, every appeal shall ordinarily be filed within:

Section 117A(4) requires every appeal to be made "within three months from the date of the decision, order or direction" of the Controller or the Central Government, or within such further time as the High Court allows under its rules. Sixty days is the period for an appeal against an adjudicating officer's penalty order under section 124B.