THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
purpose of giving effect to any such decision, order or direction.
(2) An appeal shall lie to the Appellate Board from any decision, order or direction of the
Controller or Central Government under section 15, section 16, section 17, section 18,
section 19,section 20, sub-section (4) of section 25, section 28, section 51, section 54,
section 57, section 60, section 61, section 63, section 66, sub-section (3) of section 69,
section 78, sub-sections (1) to (5) of section 84, section 85, section 88, section 91, section
92 and section 94.
(3) Every appeal under this section shall be in the prescribed form and shall be verified in
such manner as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by a copy of the decision,
order or direction appealed against and by such fees as may be prescribed.
(4) Every appeal shall be made within three months from the date of the decision, order or
direction, as the case may be, of the Controller or the Central Government or within such
further time as the Appellate Board may, in accordance with the rules made by it allow.
117B. Procedure and powers of Appellate Board.—The provisions of subsections (2) to (6) of
section 84, section 87, section 92, section 95 and section 96 of the Trade Marks Act,
1999 (47 of 1999) shall apply to the Appellate Board in the discharge of its functions
under this Act as they apply to it in the discharge of its functions under the Trade
Marks Act, 1999.
117C. Bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc.—No court or other authority shall have or, be entitled
to, exercise any jurisdiction, powers or authority in relation to the matters referred to
in sub-section (2) of section 117A or section 117D.
117D. Procedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board.—(1) An
application for revocation of a patent before the Appellate Board under section 64 and
an application for rectification of the register made to the Appellate Board under
section 71 shall be in such form as may be prescribed.
(2) A certified copy of every order or judgment of the Appellate Board relating to a patent
under this Act shall be communicated to the Controller by the Board and the Controller
shall give effect to the order of the Board and shall, when so directed, amend the
entries in, or rectify, the register in accordance with such order.
117E. Appearance of Controller in legal proceedings.—(1) The Controller shall have the right to