Indian patent acts

A working library of the principal Act and key amendments, linked to official government sources.

Current consolidated text

The Patents Act, 1970

The principal law governing patents in India, presented with amendments incorporated through 1 August 2024.

Browse the laws that shaped the current framework.

5 documents

Amends penalty and adjudication provisions across several central laws, including the Patents Act, 1970.

Act no. 18 of 2023

Revises tribunal and appellate arrangements under several laws, including parts of India's patent framework.

Act no. 33 of 2021

A major amendment to the Patents Act that updated India's patent regime, including product-patent provisions.

Updates the 1970 Act across patent terms, procedures, rights, and safeguards.

Act no. 38 of 2002

Introduced transitional provisions for certain product-patent applications and exclusive marketing rights.

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