Under the Patents Act, 1970, during the period of their appointment, officers and employees of the…

Section 75 makes all officers and employees of the patent office "incapable, during the period for which they hold their appointments, to acquire or take, directly or indirectly, except by inheritance or bequest, any right or interest in any patent issued by that office". Disclosure or the Controller's approval does not lift the bar, and holding through a nominee is indirect acquisition, which is also barred.