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Which of the following statements is correct under Section 61 of the Patents Act, 1970?

Section 61(1) requires the Controller to be "prima facie satisfied that the failure to pay the renewal fee was unintentional" and that there was no undue delay before he…

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Which of the following statements is correct under Section 61 of the Patents Act, 1970?

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Section 61(1) requires the Controller to be "prima facie satisfied that the failure to pay the renewal fee was unintentional" and that there was no undue delay before he publishes the application. Opposition is confined to those two grounds, and section 61(4) lets him impose a condition about entries in the register.

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