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Under Section 142(3) of the Patents Act, 1970, if the prescribed fee is not paid within the prescribed…

Under s.142(3), "the document shall be deemed not to have been filed at the office if the fee has not been paid within such time". The document does not stand filed in any…

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Under Section 142(3) of the Patents Act, 1970, if the prescribed fee is not paid within the prescribed time:

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Under s.142(3), "the document shall be deemed not to have been filed at the office if the fee has not been paid within such time". The document does not stand filed in any form, and the Act provides no penalty route for recovering the unpaid fee.

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